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Malcolm Turnbull presents marriage equality bill to parliament – politics live Malcolm Turnbull presents marriage equality bill to parliament – question time
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Shorthand from Shalailah:
Labor: Plebiscite!Coalition: Dastyari!Same as yesterday, basically.
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"Not every Australian is like your Senator Dastyari!" yells PM @TurnbullMalcolm, hunched over the despatch box #qt
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Christopher Pyne and Anthony Albanese are baiting each other.
The first government question is on long term economic prosperity.
Far from having the hard catastrophic economic landing that so many economists predicted, our economy is transitioning well. But it’s not happening by accident. It needs clear leadership and that is what we’ve provided. Now, the options available to the Parliament today are as clear as they are stark. We have to make this 45th Parliament work for all of us.
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Murpharoo reports: The prime minister just sauntered in to the chamber with Darren Chester. Sitting down in his chair, he looked over the dispatch box to TPlibs. He must have smiled a welcome. She grinned back. Sitting behind TPlibs, Mark Butler and Kate Ellis both tapped their knees and shot her a thumbs up.
The first question from Plibersek to Turnbull: The Haymarket clinic in Darlinghurst has provided free medical nursing and welfare services to homeless and vulnerable people for more than 40 years. But has been forced to close its doors because of the PM’s cuts. Why is it that the PM can find over $170m to spend on an unnecessary and damaging and divisive plebiscite but he didn’t find $900,000 to keep the Haymarket clinic open?
Turnbull says the government is providing funding to health but doesn’t really go to the specifics.
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Remember Bill Shorten is not in the parliament today or tomorrow due to a trip to Canada. Tanya Plibersek as deputy will lead Labor for question time.
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Derryn Hinch spoke about the archaic Senate rules earlier today. The Senate will not allow photos of anyone other than those with the call – which are different to the rules in the lower house. Hinch is trying to get something done but because we could not make the press conference, I will have to catch up. More after question time.
.@HumanHeadline grappling with the mystery of the Senate's farcical photography rules pic.twitter.com/qA4ga9o2Tl
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We have question time coming up shortly. Take your places.
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Nationals MP Andrew Gee is giving his first speech. I missed the first bit – due to seeking sustenance – but I did hear that he supports fixed four-year terms. Hear hear.
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Lunchtime politicsLunchtime politics
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Happy anniversary Malcolm.Happy anniversary Malcolm.
This was during the Bandt-Wilkie incursion on the budget bill. The PM was waiting for the budget bill to pass but the argy bargy meant it went on longer than expected. Eventually he left and came back later. Slowly, government MPs entered the chamber as he began speaking on the marriage bill.This was during the Bandt-Wilkie incursion on the budget bill. The PM was waiting for the budget bill to pass but the argy bargy meant it went on longer than expected. Eventually he left and came back later. Slowly, government MPs entered the chamber as he began speaking on the marriage bill.
The chamber filled.The chamber filled.
Finally, a late arrival.Finally, a late arrival.
Labor was largely a no-show for the marriage bill.Labor was largely a no-show for the marriage bill.
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Meanwhile, backstage ...
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(Un) holy alliance.
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The crossbench and their friends.
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Mr Omnibus.
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Now its time to catch up with some wonderful photos from Bowers from the omnibus bill and the plebiscite speech. After that, a summary. After that, hopefully, lunchette.
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So that is it and the bill is left for another day.
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Malcolm Turnbull has questioned the opposition of Julia Gillard to same-sex marriage and her comments at that time. He asks why Labor did not denounce her as homophobic.
Turnbull outlines the details which were released yesterday, relating to the public funding, the question and the yes and no committees. He finishes on the mandate point.
We took this to the election and we won the election. There was no doubt about our policy. There was no doubt about our platform. This was prominently debated every day of the election campaign, every Australian who took any interest in the election knew that was our policy. We have a mandate for it and the opposition should respect it. I ask the leader of the opposition today to support this plebiscite. This plebiscite will give the Australian people the say on this. I ask Labor to respect the people they represent.
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Turnbull says the arguments against the plebiscite have fallen into two categories.
He says those two arguments are valid but the government has decided on the plebiscite so they have “decided to proceed”.
But he says the argument that the debate will be not be civil “insults the Australian people”.
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Turnbull: It is a matter of conscience and we should respect it.
BTW, Bill Shorten is not in the house because he has flown to Canada to meet Justin Trudeau.
Turnbull:
But there are many other Australians who are equally filled with love, equally respectful of gay couples, equally respectful of the families, of gay couples, of same-sex couples, who will, in thoroughly good conscience, vote no. And they will do so not because they disrespect gay couples, not because they disrespect the couple that was in the house yesterday with their little boy, they will do so because of a deeply felt conscience. It is a matter of conscience and we should respect it.
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Malcolm Turnbull: I support same sex marriage because I am a conservative
Turnbull:
We have to respect there are sincerely held views on this issue. They are views very often informed by deeply felt conscience, informed by religious commitment very often, informed by faith. It is we have to respect and we must respect – and I can say the government respects, the diversity of views on this issue ...
From the bottom of my heart that our society was stronger if more people were married and there were fewer divorces. If there was something we could do to make families happier, it would be a wonderful thing. We know that the breakdown of the family unit is one of the great causes of hardship, of poverty, of so many of our social ills ...
And sticking together and working hard and supporting their children and their families and enabling their dreams. And that is why I support same-sex marriage. David Cameron summed it up very well some years ago when he said, “I support same-sex marriage, not despite being a conservative, but because I am a conservative, because we value commitment.”
So that is where I stand, that is where Lucy stands.
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