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| Dutton confirms seven men on way to Middle East intercepted in Sydney – as it happened | Dutton confirms seven men on way to Middle East intercepted in Sydney – as it happened |
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| Night time politics summary | Night time politics summary |
| And so we come to the end of a supremely scrappy sitting fortnight for the Abbott government. The government has tried to maintain messages around the economy and national security but has been thrown off balance by a series of leaks, including of the PMO’s talking points. | And so we come to the end of a supremely scrappy sitting fortnight for the Abbott government. The government has tried to maintain messages around the economy and national security but has been thrown off balance by a series of leaks, including of the PMO’s talking points. |
| While everyone is starting to scatter back to their electorates, obviously tomorrow will be an equally large news day, given the Heydon hearing at the Turc. Daniel Hurst will be live blogging the hearing - so watch out for that. | While everyone is starting to scatter back to their electorates, obviously tomorrow will be an equally large news day, given the Heydon hearing at the Turc. Daniel Hurst will be live blogging the hearing - so watch out for that. |
| The other part you need to know is that the promised week in indigenous communities promised by Tony Abbott is happening from Sunday. Alas I will not be attending but we will endeavour to cover it. | The other part you need to know is that the promised week in indigenous communities promised by Tony Abbott is happening from Sunday. Alas I will not be attending but we will endeavour to cover it. |
| Thanks to the brains trust, Lenore Taylor, Shalailah Medhora and Daniel Hurst. Mike Bowers’ pictures painted well over a thousand words. | Thanks to the brains trust, Lenore Taylor, Shalailah Medhora and Daniel Hurst. Mike Bowers’ pictures painted well over a thousand words. |
| Thanks for your company and see you in this space after the break. | Thanks for your company and see you in this space after the break. |
| Good night. | Good night. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.44am BST | at 8.44am BST |
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| TURC confirms three submissions on Dyson Heydon | TURC confirms three submissions on Dyson Heydon |
| The statement says: | The statement says: |
| The Commission has confirmed it received three submissions in the application for Commissioner Heydon to recuse himself. | The Commission has confirmed it received three submissions in the application for Commissioner Heydon to recuse himself. |
| The submissions were lodged by the ACTU (on behalf of the CEPU, HSU, TWU, Unions NSW and MUA), the CFMEU and AWU. | The submissions were lodged by the ACTU (on behalf of the CEPU, HSU, TWU, Unions NSW and MUA), the CFMEU and AWU. |
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| Clive Palmer is speaking to David Speers. He has ruled out running for the senate. He will run in Fairfax. | Clive Palmer is speaking to David Speers. He has ruled out running for the senate. He will run in Fairfax. |
| He is also being uncharacteristically shy about declaring a position on marriage equality. Speers speculates that he will probably not see a position ahead of the Canning by-election. | He is also being uncharacteristically shy about declaring a position on marriage equality. Speers speculates that he will probably not see a position ahead of the Canning by-election. |
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| Lambie says sorry | Lambie says sorry |
| The other thing I missed was the upset caused by Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie in the veteran community after she used Facebook to refer to two Vietnam veterans as “the sort of men who kiss the PM’s arse”. | The other thing I missed was the upset caused by Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie in the veteran community after she used Facebook to refer to two Vietnam veterans as “the sort of men who kiss the PM’s arse”. |
| The ABC reports the pair was photographed with Tony Abbott during a visit to Gosford last month, where they discussed concerns about the veterans affairs department overpaying veterans. | The ABC reports the pair was photographed with Tony Abbott during a visit to Gosford last month, where they discussed concerns about the veterans affairs department overpaying veterans. |
| Lambie or her staff put the picture on her Facebook page with the comment: | Lambie or her staff put the picture on her Facebook page with the comment: |
| These are the sort of men who kiss the PM’s arse and say thank you for nothing. These kind of men say it is OK to treat a veteran like a piece of shit. | These are the sort of men who kiss the PM’s arse and say thank you for nothing. These kind of men say it is OK to treat a veteran like a piece of shit. |
| This afternoon, she has put out this photo. | This afternoon, she has put out this photo. |
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| I’m tidying up now. The other thing I missed was the actual address on the prime minister’s 11. Like last night on football, Tony Abbott shared his cricket career. It would appear he does not have the passion of John Howard about the game. | I’m tidying up now. The other thing I missed was the actual address on the prime minister’s 11. Like last night on football, Tony Abbott shared his cricket career. It would appear he does not have the passion of John Howard about the game. |
| Unlike some prime ministers, I haven’t been a cricket tragic. I wasn’t much of a cricketer. In fact, as I think I’ve said previously on this occasion, I was taken down to the nets in year seven at St Ignatius College and after they watched me bowl a wide and you know, a swipe outside off stump they said, ‘off you go to the rowing sheds, that’s where you’re going! But then, of course, years later I found myself in the United Kingdom as a student at Oxford and I discovered the only way to get a drink in the afternoon was to play cricket because the bar at the cricket ground was open all afternoon and didn’t close between 2.00 and 5.00 as the pubs did in those days in the United Kingdom. So, I became a very enthusiastic cricketer! | Unlike some prime ministers, I haven’t been a cricket tragic. I wasn’t much of a cricketer. In fact, as I think I’ve said previously on this occasion, I was taken down to the nets in year seven at St Ignatius College and after they watched me bowl a wide and you know, a swipe outside off stump they said, ‘off you go to the rowing sheds, that’s where you’re going! But then, of course, years later I found myself in the United Kingdom as a student at Oxford and I discovered the only way to get a drink in the afternoon was to play cricket because the bar at the cricket ground was open all afternoon and didn’t close between 2.00 and 5.00 as the pubs did in those days in the United Kingdom. So, I became a very enthusiastic cricketer! |
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| It seems like a long time ago but this morning when I catalogued some of the bills coming through the house, there was the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Bill 2015. | It seems like a long time ago but this morning when I catalogued some of the bills coming through the house, there was the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Bill 2015. |
| The laws contain exemptions for rich individuals for fear of kidnapping. | The laws contain exemptions for rich individuals for fear of kidnapping. |
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| Some kids are cruel. | Some kids are cruel. |
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| There are many other things happening in parliament today. Not just sport and national security. | There are many other things happening in parliament today. Not just sport and national security. |
| Great meeting with @Ricky_Muir - how to train more doctors in rural Australia #auspol #health pic.twitter.com/v1qV49QqoN | Great meeting with @Ricky_Muir - how to train more doctors in rural Australia #auspol #health pic.twitter.com/v1qV49QqoN |
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| Tac. Tics. | Tac. Tics. |
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| So basically he has confirmed what was in The Daily Telegraph. | So basically he has confirmed what was in The Daily Telegraph. |
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| Dutton on interceptions at Sydney Airport last week | Dutton on interceptions at Sydney Airport last week |
| Peter Dutton says five males between 20s and 30s were stopped last week at the airport. They had a large amount of cash, in the vicinity of $10,000. Another two males were stopped later in the week. Both groups were intercepted. | Peter Dutton says five males between 20s and 30s were stopped last week at the airport. They had a large amount of cash, in the vicinity of $10,000. Another two males were stopped later in the week. Both groups were intercepted. |
| This highlights again that this threat to the country remains current and ongoing. | This highlights again that this threat to the country remains current and ongoing. |
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| Ships in the night. | Ships in the night. |
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| Having previously refused to provide details on the seven young Australians stopped at Sydney airport, Peter Dutton is now going to make a statement. Coming up shortly. | Having previously refused to provide details on the seven young Australians stopped at Sydney airport, Peter Dutton is now going to make a statement. Coming up shortly. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.15am BST | at 6.15am BST |