{"id":30790,"date":"2016-08-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/scott-morrison-denies-crossbench-influence-in-blocking-ausgrid-sale\/"},"modified":"2016-08-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T00:00:00","slug":"scott-morrison-denies-crossbench-influence-in-blocking-ausgrid-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/scott-morrison-denies-crossbench-influence-in-blocking-ausgrid-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cComplete crap\u201d \u2013 Morrison denies crossbench influence in blocking Ausgrid sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Treasurer Scott Morrison has laughed at suggestions he blocked the sale of an Australian electricity network to Chinese bidders because he was spooked by parliamentary independents.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s crap. It\u2019s complete crap,\u201d Morrison told FIVEAA\u2019s Leon Byner on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI engage with all of them\u2026 But I make these decision based on serious considerations of the national security information that\u2019s presented to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/277895355&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mr Morrison blocked the sale of Ausgrid on the grounds of \u201cnational security concerns\u201d, but there are reports he was under pressure from independents including Bob Katter and members of the Hanson and Xenophon teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese decisions are made under the law, by the treasurer, after there\u2019s been a review by the Foreign Investment Review Board,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take that recommendation and advice that comes from FIRB and in cases like this I will go back and deal directly with the national security agencies themselves, and hear directly from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately the treasurer has to make a decision. I carry the can for those decisions. That\u2019s the responsibility a treasurer takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/former-crow-good-to-go-in-top-job\"><strong>FORMER ADELAIDE CROW ALL SET FOR TOP JOB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/penbo-s-sheepish-apology-to-the-police-commissioner\"><strong>TOP COP PULLS PENBO INTO LINE ON FIVEAA BREAKFAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasurer Scott Morrison has laughed at suggestions he blocked the sale of an Australian electricity network to Chinese bidders because he was spooked by parliamentary independents. \u201cThat\u2019s crap. 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