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Malcolm Turnbull presents marriage equality bill to parliament – question time Malcolm Turnbull presents marriage equality bill to parliament – question time
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Shorthand from Shalailah: On queue: Labor in the lower house asks Scott Morrison: Last night the member for Warringah said Joe Hockey was the last Treasurer who was serious about a structural reform budget. Does the Treasurer agree with the member for Warringah’ s assessment of the job that, the more time passes the better Joe Hockey looks?
Labor: Plebiscite!Coalition: Dastyari!Same as yesterday, basically. Obviously Morrison is not going near that question and instead talks about the government’s economic plans and Labor’s plan to “arrest economic growth”.
5.08am BST In the wings, Katharine Murphy reports Tony Abbott looked up at the question and then looked down with no expression. When Morrison said “achievements” Abbott looked up again with the shadow of a smile.
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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. In the senate just now, George Brandis told the Senate:
4.55am BST I believe Malcolm Turnbull will rank with Sir Robert Menzies and John Howard as one of Australia’s great prime ministers.
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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. 05:36
.@HumanHeadline grappling with the mystery of the Senate's farcical photography rules pic.twitter.com/qA4ga9o2Tl Josh Frydenberg gets a question on Arena, the subject of fierce debate this morning during the budget omnibus bill. (The government obviously thought they needed to explain.)
Will the Minister update the House on the benefits for renewable energy in the government’s Budget savings of an omnibus bill?
The omnibus bill is good news for the renewable energy sector because we will restore $800m in grants for the renewable energy sector through Arena while keeping the $10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation in tact.
Which doesn’t really explain where the money is coming from.
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Australian Christian Lobby very pleased with @TurnbullMalcolm's speech today (via @BernardKeane) #auspol pic.twitter.com/ExRBYhI6xG
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The landscape today.
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Chris Bowen to Scott Morrison: I refer to theTreasurer’s previous answer in whichthe Treasurer said the government was committed to the revenue from its superannuation policy but failed to confirm the government is committed to the policy itself. We ask again - can the Treasurer confirm the concessional cap for superannuation will continue to have a $500,000 limit and a 2017 start date?
Morrison talks about how important the superannuation reforms are but does not commit to the specific measures.
Of course the back story here is that Morrison is still negotiating (as far as we know) with his backbenchers. Some of them oppose the measures.
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A government question to the social services minister, Christian Porter: Will the minister update the House on savings achieved in the social services portfolio over the past 12 months? Are there any alternative approaches?
This is a chance for Porter to take the mickey out of Labor for supporting Coalition budget measures which they previously opposed. Apparently some of the posters against the cuts are still displayed in Labor offices in parliament.
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We have question time coming up shortly. Take your places. Wilkie to the health minister, Sussan Ley: I’ve received many complaints from older Australians and their families about the ridiculous cost of home care packages. One example is a client who was effectively being charged $165 an hour for assistance with house cleaning and showering when all of the administrative expenses were included. The problem is that there’s a cap on fees but no floor on services. And this allows overcharging by many service providers on a scale, a reasonable person would characterise as systemic rorting. Minister, this is obviously unacceptable, both for the consumers who can’t afford the fees and for the taxpayers who are subsidising the packages. What will you do about it?
4.40am BST Ley wants to hear about the individual case.
04:40 It is true that at the moment providers of home care packages can charge an administration fee and we expect them to charge a reasonable fee.
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. Ley says that, under reforms going to parliament, the care packages will be attached to the consumer rather than the aged care providers.
This situation will not therefore happen. We will give the consumer the power of the spending on their own care, on their own package in their own home that allows them to live exactly the life that they choose, not dictated by providers, not with excessive administration fees, but actually recognising that choice in aged care is vital.
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Lunchtime politics A government question to Morrison on a strong economy.
We need to break the curse of Labor’s debt, says Morrison.
Plibersek to Morrison: Given that it’s more than four months since the budget, can the treasurer confirm that the nonconcessional superannuation cap will continue to have a $500,000 limit and a 2017 start date?
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We continue to pursue those measures because those measures are essential to not just the equity of the system as it stands but the intergenerational equity as we have a growing and ageing population.
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Happy anniversary Malcolm. Plibersek to Turnbull: A group of Catholic nuns and their supporters working to combat slavery and support victims of human trafficking is in Canberra today. They have been told that government cut also mean they will lose their funding from July next year. Why is that? Why is it that the PM can find over $170m to spend on an unnecessary damaging and divisive plebiscite but he can’t find the money to help the victims of human trafficking?
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. Turnbull:
The chamber filled. Yes, it will cost $170m. But what price democracy? ... There was a time when the Labor party did not accuse people who disagreed with them of being homophobes, the extraordinary hateful expressions used by PM innocent figures in the Labor party against people who do not support same-sex marriage is a disgrace.
Finally, a late arrival. We respect each side and the Labor party should do the same. Many of their constituents sincerely, honourably, conscientiously believe that same-sex marriage should not be made the law of land. They’re entitled to do that. We will give them a choice.
Labor was largely a no-show for the marriage bill.
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