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| Malcolm Turnbull under attack over funding of marriage equality plebiscite – politics live | Malcolm Turnbull under attack over funding of marriage equality plebiscite – politics live |
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| 7.05am BST | |
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| Money talks. | |
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| 6.58am BST | |
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| Emma Husar, the new Labor MP, is giving her first speech. | |
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| The Labor senator Murray Watt has won a motion referring “serious allegations of abuse”, self-harm and neglect of asylum seekers in relation to the Nauru regional processing centre to the constitutional and legal affairs references committee. | |
| This follows the publication of the Nauru files by the Guardian. | |
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| at 7.09am BST | |
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| The Senate is currently dividing for a motion by Senator Xenophon. | |
| the Senate notes that: | |
| (i) on 3 August 2016, the Australian Statistician was interviewed on the ABC television program 7.30 in relation to the 2016 census, and | |
| (ii) during the interview the Australian Statistician referred to legal advice received from the Australian government solicitor; and | |
| (b) there be laid on the table no later than 3pm on Monday, 12 September 2016, by the minister representing the minister for small business, the legal advice referred to by the Australian Statistician during his appearance on 7.30 on 3 August 2016. | |
| Even if Xenophon wins this motion, the government does not need to comply. #justsaying | |
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| at 6.51am BST | |
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| The argument over Senate business continues. Labor says the bill the government was claiming was held up by Labor was not even due in the House until midday but the government filibustered from 10am. | |
| David Sharaz of SBS has put this together. | David Sharaz of SBS has put this together. |
| .@SenatorWong attacking the govt for not having legislation to debate in @AuSenate is worth a watch @SBSNews #auspol pic.twitter.com/oBeFePNuJf | .@SenatorWong attacking the govt for not having legislation to debate in @AuSenate is worth a watch @SBSNews #auspol pic.twitter.com/oBeFePNuJf |
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| The Justice party senator Derryn Hinch is due to give his first speech in the Senate at 5ish. | |
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| Question time is over. The first speeches continue. The Liberal MP for Dunkley, Chris Crewther, is speaking now. (He is the new Bruce Billson.) | Question time is over. The first speeches continue. The Liberal MP for Dunkley, Chris Crewther, is speaking now. (He is the new Bruce Billson.) |
| Peter Khalil, the new Labor MP for Wills, spoke earlier. | Peter Khalil, the new Labor MP for Wills, spoke earlier. |
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| Tony Burke asked the Speaker to investigate “interference” with MPs following a story that has just appeared in the Daily Telegraph by Simon Benson and Daniel Meers. | Tony Burke asked the Speaker to investigate “interference” with MPs following a story that has just appeared in the Daily Telegraph by Simon Benson and Daniel Meers. |
| The government will lock down parliament to prevent MPs leaving early and a repeat of the chaos that erupted two weeks ago. | The government will lock down parliament to prevent MPs leaving early and a repeat of the chaos that erupted two weeks ago. |
| Liberal sources told the Daily Telegraph that the leader of the House, Christopher Pyne, has ordered that all eight exits of the parliament be manned by a staffer to stop any Coalition MP leaving the house before the adjournment of business for the day. | Liberal sources told the Daily Telegraph that the leader of the House, Christopher Pyne, has ordered that all eight exits of the parliament be manned by a staffer to stop any Coalition MP leaving the house before the adjournment of business for the day. |
| The Speaker, Tony Smith, says he will check it out. I think this is just a way of drawing the House’s attention to the story. | The Speaker, Tony Smith, says he will check it out. I think this is just a way of drawing the House’s attention to the story. |
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| at 6.29am BST | at 6.29am BST |
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| Mike Kelly, the new (former) MP for Eden-Monaro asks Turnbull: Last time the parliament sat the PM lost another eight MPs, including three ministers. Is this what the PM means when he says so far, so good? | Mike Kelly, the new (former) MP for Eden-Monaro asks Turnbull: Last time the parliament sat the PM lost another eight MPs, including three ministers. Is this what the PM means when he says so far, so good? |
| Speaker says the question is borderline. | Speaker says the question is borderline. |
| Turnbull launches on Dastyari again, asking Kelly how many people he represents that earn as much as Senator Sam Dastyari? | Turnbull launches on Dastyari again, asking Kelly how many people he represents that earn as much as Senator Sam Dastyari? |
| Not many. I reckon they would love to be able to ring someone up, dial a benefactor. That’s what they would like to do. Dial a benefactor. The bill is too high, the credit card is maxing out, the tax bill is difficult, overdone on the expenses, go to the Dastyari bank. That’s what you want. This is a man who rails against business. Rails against banks. Claims to be standing up for the workers. | Not many. I reckon they would love to be able to ring someone up, dial a benefactor. That’s what they would like to do. Dial a benefactor. The bill is too high, the credit card is maxing out, the tax bill is difficult, overdone on the expenses, go to the Dastyari bank. That’s what you want. This is a man who rails against business. Rails against banks. Claims to be standing up for the workers. |
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| at 6.17am BST | at 6.17am BST |
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| Tony Burke to the PM: Is the PM aware the Liberal party’s list of achievements for the Turnbull government is twice as long as the achievements for the entire Menzies era? Can the PM confirm the achievements by his predecessor for Warringah, and there are others not legislated and achievements not yet achieved, and is the PM capable of talking about his own achievements for three minutes? | Tony Burke to the PM: Is the PM aware the Liberal party’s list of achievements for the Turnbull government is twice as long as the achievements for the entire Menzies era? Can the PM confirm the achievements by his predecessor for Warringah, and there are others not legislated and achievements not yet achieved, and is the PM capable of talking about his own achievements for three minutes? |
| Turnbull says strong growth (3.3%) and strong employment were achievements. | Turnbull says strong growth (3.3%) and strong employment were achievements. |
| Economists around the world predicted that we would have a hard landing. Most countries do. It’s almost inevitable that you will have a hard landing but we didn’t and we haven’t. The reason is because we had clear economic leadership from the government. We have hard-working, agile creative Australian businesses. | Economists around the world predicted that we would have a hard landing. Most countries do. It’s almost inevitable that you will have a hard landing but we didn’t and we haven’t. The reason is because we had clear economic leadership from the government. We have hard-working, agile creative Australian businesses. |
| He also names the national broadband network as an example of his government’s achievements. Then a government question is asked of Paul Fletcher representing the communications minister, Mitch Fifield, to update the house on the NBN. | He also names the national broadband network as an example of his government’s achievements. Then a government question is asked of Paul Fletcher representing the communications minister, Mitch Fifield, to update the house on the NBN. |
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| The science and innovation minister, Greg Hunt, is asked to update the house on the innovation and science agenda. | The science and innovation minister, Greg Hunt, is asked to update the house on the innovation and science agenda. |
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| Labor asks Turnbull about his nominations of achievements of his government: the defence white paper, the China-Australia free-trade agreement and the Transpacific partnership. Given the PM has claimed the member for Warringah’s achievements as his own, does he have plans to copy his duration in office? | Labor asks Turnbull about his nominations of achievements of his government: the defence white paper, the China-Australia free-trade agreement and the Transpacific partnership. Given the PM has claimed the member for Warringah’s achievements as his own, does he have plans to copy his duration in office? |
| In answer to a highly political question, we should get a political answer. And the real question here today about political longevity is the political longevity of the leader of the opposition. So tenuous, Mr Speaker, so under threat, so frightened is this man that he was unwilling to say anything critical of a junior senator from NSW. | In answer to a highly political question, we should get a political answer. And the real question here today about political longevity is the political longevity of the leader of the opposition. So tenuous, Mr Speaker, so under threat, so frightened is this man that he was unwilling to say anything critical of a junior senator from NSW. |
| Turnbull is continuing on the theme of Dastyari. | Turnbull is continuing on the theme of Dastyari. |
| Joe Hockey said the age of entitlement is over. I tell you what, it’s only getting started on the Labor side. What an extraordinary sense of entitlement. | Joe Hockey said the age of entitlement is over. I tell you what, it’s only getting started on the Labor side. What an extraordinary sense of entitlement. |
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| at 6.14am BST | at 6.14am BST |
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| The unbearable lightness of opposition. | The unbearable lightness of opposition. |
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| A government question to Peter Dutton updating the House on border security. | A government question to Peter Dutton updating the House on border security. |
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| Foreign Minister Julie Bishop during #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/bA0y3lNv9h | Foreign Minister Julie Bishop during #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/bA0y3lNv9h |