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David Leyonhjelm says straight men discriminate 'against ugly girlfriends' – politics live Derryn Hinch calls for public register of convicted paedophiles – politics live
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The vote whisperer Glenn Druery is among those watching the Hinch speech, which has since moved on to domestic violence and child welfare.
Hinch has been hurried up by the Senate president, Stephen Parry. It’s a 20-minute speech and you have taken 45 minutes.
Hinch finishes the speech with his old sign off:
I’m Derryn Hinch and that’s life. Goodnight.
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Hinch talks about justice for Indigenous people and is critical of the white and Indigenous people who have ripped them off.
Hinch also decries genital mutilation and Islamic terrorism. Now he is onto freedom of speech. We are covering a lot of ground here. Stay tuned. He is doing a press conference straight after.
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Hinch praises the New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, for his greyhound ban and hopes it spreads nationwide.
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The public has a right to know. Parents who are trying to protect their kids have a right to know.
Hinch says a national public register should be called Daniel’s law, after 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe who was killed.
Hinch says he will continue to work to ban for live exports. It described it as “money for morality”. He says he took his first petition on live export to Canberra in 1981.
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Hinch calls on the parliament to pass euthanasia “dying with dignity” legislation.
He moves on to his call for a public register for convicted sex offenders. His “walk for justice” was the start of the Justice party.
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Hinch was diagnosed with terminal cancer and had a liver transplant. He says he would have been dead five years ago. Hinch met his donor’s family and thanked them and the surgical team which performed the operation.
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Hinch wants to change the rules to allow photographers into the senate more often, will continue to campaign for better justice for child sex offenders, he will work to change the organ donation rules to make it easier (he received one) and the speech continues... Hinch wants to change the rules to allow photographers into the Senate more often, will continue to campaign for better justice for child sex offenders, he will work to change the organ donation rules to make it easier (he received one) and the speech continues ...
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Derryn Hinch is giving his first speech. The Human Headline is speaking to the Senate, noting he had been sacked 16 times.Derryn Hinch is giving his first speech. The Human Headline is speaking to the Senate, noting he had been sacked 16 times.
They hire me because of what I say and they fire me because of what I say, he says.They hire me because of what I say and they fire me because of what I say, he says.
I won’t be PC – politically correct.I won’t be PC – politically correct.
I’ve spent half a century as a journalist trying to keep the bastard honest.I’ve spent half a century as a journalist trying to keep the bastard honest.
Hinch says if it is necessary to name “human vermin” who abuse children, he will name them. He names two offenders already.Hinch says if it is necessary to name “human vermin” who abuse children, he will name them. He names two offenders already.
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Josh Wilson, new MP for Fremantle, is giving his first speech too. He is tearing up, as Anne Aly did.Josh Wilson, new MP for Fremantle, is giving his first speech too. He is tearing up, as Anne Aly did.
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Leyonhjelm: 'I’ve never known a straight guy yet that hasn’t discriminated against ugly girlfriends'Leyonhjelm: 'I’ve never known a straight guy yet that hasn’t discriminated against ugly girlfriends'
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Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm has been grilled on Sky News about his proposed marriage equality bill, which would allow florists and bakers and others to refuse to provide goods and services to gay weddings. The other bills only allow ministers of religion to refuse to conduct gay weddings.Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm has been grilled on Sky News about his proposed marriage equality bill, which would allow florists and bakers and others to refuse to provide goods and services to gay weddings. The other bills only allow ministers of religion to refuse to conduct gay weddings.
Leyonhjelm said he was in favour of discrimination law where it prevented a publican from refusing to serve a beer to an Aboriginal person.Leyonhjelm said he was in favour of discrimination law where it prevented a publican from refusing to serve a beer to an Aboriginal person.
Asked what the difference was, Leyonhjelm said:Asked what the difference was, Leyonhjelm said:
We generally distinguish between discrimination on the basis of who you want to marry, which is a sort of lower level.We generally distinguish between discrimination on the basis of who you want to marry, which is a sort of lower level.
He said refusing to provide services to a gay wedding was a “substantially lower order” than discrimination based on race – because you’re born with your race but “you’re not born with the desire to get married to someone of the same gender”.He said refusing to provide services to a gay wedding was a “substantially lower order” than discrimination based on race – because you’re born with your race but “you’re not born with the desire to get married to someone of the same gender”.
The difference was between “material discrimination and nice not to do discrimination”.The difference was between “material discrimination and nice not to do discrimination”.
I’ve never known a straight guy yet that hasn’t discriminated against ugly girlfriends – we all discriminate, it’s part of life. The question is where we impose the law in that. Discrimination is normal, it is what we all do as human beings.I’ve never known a straight guy yet that hasn’t discriminated against ugly girlfriends – we all discriminate, it’s part of life. The question is where we impose the law in that. Discrimination is normal, it is what we all do as human beings.
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The MP for Lindsay.The MP for Lindsay.
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The MP for Dunkley.The MP for Dunkley.
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The MP for Cowan.
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The first Muslim woman elected in the parliament, Anne Aly has given a very eloquent first speech.
The deradicalisation expert has talked about attending Catholic, Protestant and state schools. She talked about her life as a single mother and her electorate of Cowan where she came under attack from the justice minister, Michael Keenan, and the foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, during the election campaign.
She says growing up in the outer suburbs is more difficult and she called for a strategy to provide better services, infrastructure and jobs in those areas.
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BuzzFeed’s political editor, Mark Di Stefano, has reported:
Attorney general George Brandis has confirmed he personally approached his son’s criminal lawyer, who was also a party donor, to offer a government job with a $370,000-a-year salary.
BuzzFeed News revealed last week that Brandis had appointed Theo Tavoularis, who had previously represented the attorney general’s son in court, to the job in the final days before the election was called earlier this year.
In the Senate, Brandis said there was no conflict of interest.
There is no conflict of interest whatsoever. Since he has served in that office, he has served in an extremely diligent and admired manner.
Labor’s Mark Dreyfus has put out a statement relating to some comments in the Senate.
Attorney general George Brandis has made the astonishing admission this afternoon that he personally approached a lawyer who represented his son and who has donated money to the Liberal National party in order to offer him a senior role on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) with a salary of $370,000 per year for the next five years.
He has also – by his own admission – failed to notify cabinet of this conflict of interest when it signed off Mr Theo Tavoularis’s appointment.
This is shocking. The attorney general – the first law officer of this country – has effectively admitted to cherry-picking his mate, and an LNP donor, for a prestigious and well-paid appointment without notifying cabinet.
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Labor’s Anne Aly is giving her first speech now.
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Money talks.
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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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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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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.
.@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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