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Senate sits through the night to consider voting reform – politics live | Senate sits through the night to consider voting reform – politics live |
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1.20am GMT | |
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Doug Cameron says if you want to know how the Liberals operate, follow the money. Banks, property developers. The associated entities. They take money and do favours. Who gets priority access? The people making the donations. And associated entities hide the identities of the donors. | |
I can go on, and on, and on. It is an absolute rort. If there was ever a need for a royal commission, it’s into the associated entities of the Liberal party. | |
1.14am GMT | |
01:14 | |
He was up, like a jack in the box! | |
This is Labor’s Doug Cameron, pointing out how quickly the finance minister leapt to his feet to defend corporate political donations. | |
He says the Greens as recently as February 24 were demanding immediate action on disclosure and donations. | |
They are an absolutely pathetic mob. You can’t trust a word that comes out of Senator Di Natale’s mouth. They really are a do nothing mob. | |
1.10am GMT | |
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Greens leader Richard Di Natale says the Greens support the amendments in principle but the donations issue is currently before a parliamentary inquiry. He says he looks forward to Labor’s support when the issue emerges out of committee. | |
He says the public will look on at events in the senate this week with disgust and contempt. Di Natale says the public will view the discussion in the senate as little more than a stunt. He says we need an improvement to the disclosure regime. | |
Richard Di Natale. | |
I hope this isn’t just another tactic. | |
1.05am GMT | |
01:05 | |
Mathias Cormann. | |
This is a transparent stunt and the government won’t be supporting these amendments. | |
1.03am GMT | |
01:03 | |
Labor is moving amendments now to lower the disclosure threshold on political donations. Labor senator Jacinta Collins says the Greens have played lame on this issue. Finance minister Mathias Cormann says the government opposes lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000 because the system is fine. | |
Cormann said Labor had a chance to pursue this when in government supported by the Greens, and failed to do so. He notes Labor had six years in government. In 2010, you had the numbers in parliament to do something about it, Cormann says. You left it stranded. Ha, ha, ha. (That’s how Cormann laughs. Ha, ha, ha.) | |
12.53am GMT | |
00:53 | |
Labor’s Jacinta Collins. | |
Can I make the point about JSCEM [the joint committee on electoral matters]? | |
Green senator Robert Simms. | |
Oh, not again. | |
Please. | |
12.44am GMT | 12.44am GMT |
00:44 | 00:44 |
In this division, Leyonhjelm has been appointed teller for the ayes. It’s a short count. Bob Day, Ricky Muir, Dio Wang, John Madigan. No sign of Glenn Lazarus and Jacqui Lambie, as we’ve reported, has pulled up stumps. | In this division, Leyonhjelm has been appointed teller for the ayes. It’s a short count. Bob Day, Ricky Muir, Dio Wang, John Madigan. No sign of Glenn Lazarus and Jacqui Lambie, as we’ve reported, has pulled up stumps. |
Nick Xenophon is voting with the Greens, government and Labor. I believe this amendment was about optional preferential voting in the House of Representatives. | Nick Xenophon is voting with the Greens, government and Labor. I believe this amendment was about optional preferential voting in the House of Representatives. |
12.38am GMT | 12.38am GMT |
00:38 | 00:38 |
While I’m looking back, if you’d like to hear about the Labor senator Glenn Sterle’s diagnostic procedures, it’s your lucky day. | While I’m looking back, if you’d like to hear about the Labor senator Glenn Sterle’s diagnostic procedures, it’s your lucky day. |
12.35am GMT | 12.35am GMT |
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A couple of chamber shots from last night. | A couple of chamber shots from last night. |
12.30am GMT | 12.30am GMT |
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Straight out of the authoritarian handbook. | Straight out of the authoritarian handbook. |
The LDP’s David Leyonhjelm isn’t taking a backward step. He’s speaking to an amendment that would introduce voluntary voting. | The LDP’s David Leyonhjelm isn’t taking a backward step. He’s speaking to an amendment that would introduce voluntary voting. |