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Fox News
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Gov. Hochul dodges on whether she'll endorse Zohran Mamdani
Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., dodged a question about whether she would endorse New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during an interview on Tuesday. On CNN's "Inside Politics," fill-in host Manu Raju spoke to Hochul about the deadly New York City shooting that occurred on Monday, and asked the governor to respond to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., highlighting a post by Mamdani in which he called for defunding the police in 2020. "That's about as pathetic as it gets. I mean, seriously, going after an unelected official who said something back in 2020 when many people were, I mean, come on, give me a break," Hochul said. "Stand up to the gun lobby and show that you have the courage to do something that's actually pretty useful. Instead of just complaining about tweets. I don't talk about tweets. I don't do tweets on this. I govern, I know what I'm doing, and we have the toughest gun laws in the nation," she added. "And as I said, we are in the top. We have the number one in the large states for gun safety. That's what my job is. The governor is supposed to save her constituents, and I'm doing that every day with these tough laws," Hochul continued in response to Stefanik, a possible Republican contender for New York governor. Hochul went on to defend her own record, and argued that she has invested more money in law enforcement than any New York governor. "That's what I call funding the police. So stop deflecting," she said of Stefanik. Raju noted that it was Mamdani who called for defunding the police in 2020 and then asked Hochul if she was going to endorse him. "No, listen, that's – why do we talk about this today? There are families that are grieving. I'm sorry, you know, we're not talking politics. This is not the time and place for it," Hochul said, referring to the lives that had been affected by the shooting. Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary earlier this month. The socialist candidate received endorsements from key progressives, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Hochul has defended Mamdani against threats from President Donald Trump, but has yet to endorse him for mayor. Mamdani will face off against Cuomo, Mayor Eric Adams, and Jim Walden, who are all running as Independents, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
‘Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?' - your questions about politics answered
It's summer holiday season and that means it's time to open the floor to questions from the Inside Politics podcast audience. Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy, Jack Horgan-Jones, Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn sift through questions submitted to the politicspodcast@ inbox and pick out questions on the presidency, Gaza, the State's struggle to solve complex problems and more.
Sydney Morning Herald
22-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Australian superannuation: What does the average person with a $3 million total look like?
Of the 80,000 Australians with super balances eclipsing $3 million, about 55 per cent are male, one-quarter have at least one investment property and about a third are still earning wage or salary income, according to the association. Of those still working, most are in managerial or professional roles. Older Australians comprise an overwhelming majority of those with super balances above $3 million, with 65 per cent classed as retirees. About 90 per cent of those with super balances above that threshold are aged over 60 and just under half are aged over 70. While some individuals report little-to-no taxable income, the average taxable income of people with super balances over $3 million is $240,000 a year, while the median is $110,000 a year. These figures do not include income from superannuation in retirement phase, which can be withdrawn tax-free if an individual is aged over 60. About one in 20 reported income from farming or agricultural sources, but the Association of Superannuation Funds noted that often this was not the primary source of income, bringing into question claims that many farmers could be unfairly hit with unaffordable bills under the new super tax. National Farmers Federation president David Jochinke has taken aim at Labor's decision to tax unrealised capital gains, saying many farmers would not be able to pay the higher tax bill if the value of their land increased but their earnings did not, especially amid seasonal volatility. 'Taxing something that has only paper value, and no relation to your ability to pay that tax, is flawed,' he said previously. 'Farms will be sold and generations of farming discontinued purely on this decision.' But the data shows about 7 per cent of the Australians likely to be affected by the change – roughly 5600 people – live in rural areas, with only some of those ever having been involved in farming – and even fewer reporting self-managed super fund balances over $3 million. Most of those with more than $3 million in super live in affluent regions within the major capital cities, with very few in rural or remote areas. Areas with the highest shares of these people include the eastern suburbs, north shore and northern beaches in Sydney, inner areas of Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, and inner suburbs of Perth and Brisbane. The Association of Superannuation Funds also found there were significant numbers of these individuals in retirement areas such as the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Loading Meanwhile, areas with the lowest proportions of people with super balances over $3 million include rural Tasmania, the Hunter Valley, the Central West of NSW, Murray, outer south-west Sydney, Hume, Darling Downs, Darwin, Logan in Queensland, and Mandurah in Western Australia. Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter.
Sydney Morning Herald
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Listen: The opportunity Labor has not had this century and won't have again
Much has been said about Australia's standing on the world stage recently. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, after all, walked a diplomatic tightrope with President Xi Jinping in China this week, while US President Donald Trump's shadow loomed from across the ocean. But next week will see a new term of federal parliament begin, with fresh faces and, hopefully, fresh ideas tackling our domestic issues. Speaking with Acting Federal Editor Nick Bonyhady in a new Inside Politics podcast episode, Nine's Chief Political Editor Charles Croucher delves into the rare opportunity that Labor hasn't had since before Kevin Rudd's first turn as leader. Click the player below to listen to the full episode, or read on for an edited extract of the conversation. Bonyhady: Albanese's trip to China wrapped up on Thursday. He's back in Australia today, Friday, and straight back into parliament next week. What does he face in that sitting period? The Coalition are trying to rebuild from an absolute walloping at the last election. Labor's got a remarkably large agenda. Can we expect to see them be more optimistic in that first sitting week? Croucher: Yeah, I would assume so. And I would assume there is a stability that this government has that no government's really had since probably John Howard. Loading Now, I was doing a talk with some year 5 kids doing government studies the other day. And one of them asked, 'What's been the one bit of policy we've got right?' And I was trying to think of something good for them. And it was really hard. And I realised that for their whole life, they've had this instability, right? We had Rudd, but Rudd came in with all this hope and promise, and then was hit with the [Global Financial Crisis]. And then Julia Gillard ... always had to look over her shoulder at Kevin Rudd. And then in comes Tony Abbott, and again, he had Malcolm Turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull had Tony Abbott, then he goes, Scott Morrison comes in. It was what the Betoota Advocate called the Nightwatchman, so he was just there for a short time. Then he wins the surprise election, all of a sudden, there's a mandate, but there's also COVID-19. And so that robs him of that opportunity. Anthony Albanese takes over, it's a slim majority, he's got inflation, he got hit with cost of living and the Voice.
The Age
18-07-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Listen: The opportunity Labor has not had this century and won't have again
Much has been said about Australia's standing on the world stage recently. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, after all, walked a diplomatic tightrope with President Xi Jinping in China this week, while US President Donald Trump's shadow loomed from across the ocean. But next week will see a new term of federal parliament begin, with fresh faces and, hopefully, fresh ideas tackling our domestic issues. Speaking with Acting Federal Editor Nick Bonyhady in a new Inside Politics podcast episode, Nine's Chief Political Editor Charles Croucher delves into the rare opportunity that Labor hasn't had since before Kevin Rudd's first turn as leader. Click the player below to listen to the full episode, or read on for an edited extract of the conversation. Bonyhady: Albanese's trip to China wrapped up on Thursday. He's back in Australia today, Friday, and straight back into parliament next week. What does he face in that sitting period? The Coalition are trying to rebuild from an absolute walloping at the last election. Labor's got a remarkably large agenda. Can we expect to see them be more optimistic in that first sitting week? Croucher: Yeah, I would assume so. And I would assume there is a stability that this government has that no government's really had since probably John Howard. Loading Now, I was doing a talk with some year 5 kids doing government studies the other day. And one of them asked, 'What's been the one bit of policy we've got right?' And I was trying to think of something good for them. And it was really hard. And I realised that for their whole life, they've had this instability, right? We had Rudd, but Rudd came in with all this hope and promise, and then was hit with the [Global Financial Crisis]. And then Julia Gillard ... always had to look over her shoulder at Kevin Rudd. And then in comes Tony Abbott, and again, he had Malcolm Turnbull, Malcolm Turnbull had Tony Abbott, then he goes, Scott Morrison comes in. It was what the Betoota Advocate called the Nightwatchman, so he was just there for a short time. Then he wins the surprise election, all of a sudden, there's a mandate, but there's also COVID-19. And so that robs him of that opportunity. Anthony Albanese takes over, it's a slim majority, he's got inflation, he got hit with cost of living and the Voice.
