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| Labor forces inquiry into George Brandis's actions after legal advice row – politics live | Labor forces inquiry into George Brandis's actions after legal advice row – politics live |
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| Lunchtime politics | |
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| The Greens wanted the $6.3bn budget omnibus bill to go to inquiry. | |
| Richard Di Natale is cranky about forcing the Senate to consider the bill in a day. | |
| Now, here we are, after this government has spent the first two days of the parliament filibustering, talking about God knows what, and we’re being asked to stay here to ram this bill through the parliament tonight. | |
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| Senate may sit late to pass budget omnibus bill | Senate may sit late to pass budget omnibus bill |
| We may be in for a late night. Labor and the Coalition have voted together to extend the Senate sitting hours tonight to get the omnibus bill through. We will not know until later how long it will take because anyone who wants to speak on the bill can speak. There is no cut-off rule in the Senate. It’s how they roll. | |
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| More in sorrow than in anger, Labor says maybe to the Coalition’s superannuation compromise. | More in sorrow than in anger, Labor says maybe to the Coalition’s superannuation compromise. |
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| From AAP: | From AAP: |
| Malcolm Turnbull has been given another gift for the anniversary of his first year as prime minister – the lowest jobless rate in three years. | Malcolm Turnbull has been given another gift for the anniversary of his first year as prime minister – the lowest jobless rate in three years. |
| The unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 5.6% in August when economists had expected it to stay at 5.7%, as fewer people sought a job. | The unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 5.6% in August when economists had expected it to stay at 5.7%, as fewer people sought a job. |
| The fall came despite overall employment dropping by 3,900 in the month as 11,500 new full-time workers was more than offset by a decline in part-time positions. | The fall came despite overall employment dropping by 3,900 in the month as 11,500 new full-time workers was more than offset by a decline in part-time positions. |
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| Goodbye John. | Goodbye John. |
| John Madigan's Manufacturing and Farming Party has been deregistered - https://t.co/OxOpHWtwUr | John Madigan's Manufacturing and Farming Party has been deregistered - https://t.co/OxOpHWtwUr |
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| Senate inquiry into Brandis' moves to stop solicitor general providing independent advice | Senate inquiry into Brandis' moves to stop solicitor general providing independent advice |
| Senate news. Labor has successfully forced a Senate inquiry into the moves by the attorney general, George Brandis, to stop the solicitor general providing independent legal advice without his prior approval. | Senate news. Labor has successfully forced a Senate inquiry into the moves by the attorney general, George Brandis, to stop the solicitor general providing independent legal advice without his prior approval. |
| The legal and constitutional affairs references committee will conduct the inquiry. | The legal and constitutional affairs references committee will conduct the inquiry. |
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| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| The employment minister, Michaelia Cash, the small business minister, Michael McCormack, and the transport minister, Darren Chester, have launched a report about the effect of the road safety remuneration tribunal. | The employment minister, Michaelia Cash, the small business minister, Michael McCormack, and the transport minister, Darren Chester, have launched a report about the effect of the road safety remuneration tribunal. |
| That tribunal set minimum rates that truck owner-drivers had to charge to ensure they weren’t lowly paid and incentivised to skip breaks. It was abolished in April over concerns it would put the drivers out of work, because they could not compete with employees. | That tribunal set minimum rates that truck owner-drivers had to charge to ensure they weren’t lowly paid and incentivised to skip breaks. It was abolished in April over concerns it would put the drivers out of work, because they could not compete with employees. |
| The report claims the order – which was only in effect for two weeks and was never enforced – caused “a devastating personal and economic” impact on owner-drivers. | The report claims the order – which was only in effect for two weeks and was never enforced – caused “a devastating personal and economic” impact on owner-drivers. |
| Cash said the report included “evidence from the owner-drivers themselves that the work was drying up, there would literally be nothing left for them on the day the order came into force”. | Cash said the report included “evidence from the owner-drivers themselves that the work was drying up, there would literally be nothing left for them on the day the order came into force”. |
| This report now confirms in black and white that is exactly what occurred – lives were devastated. | This report now confirms in black and white that is exactly what occurred – lives were devastated. |
| Asked how the report could claim hardship was due to the order rather than conditions in the industry, including low pay before the order, Cash said that owner-drivers reported they were “already being told they would not have jobs”. | Asked how the report could claim hardship was due to the order rather than conditions in the industry, including low pay before the order, Cash said that owner-drivers reported they were “already being told they would not have jobs”. |
| She denied that this constituted anecdotal evidence. | She denied that this constituted anecdotal evidence. |
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| Bowen is asked about Labor banking the Coalition’s $3bn superannuation savings before the election and then revealing the full detail of their package, which was worth $4.5bn savings after the election. | Bowen is asked about Labor banking the Coalition’s $3bn superannuation savings before the election and then revealing the full detail of their package, which was worth $4.5bn savings after the election. |
| [Before the election] I said, the government will drop the $500,000 cap after the election. We are prepared to find ways of making that money. I believe we’ve been proven right in this debate at every turn, every step of the way in the public discussion. The government has lurched from policy to policy, from crisis to crisis on this. | [Before the election] I said, the government will drop the $500,000 cap after the election. We are prepared to find ways of making that money. I believe we’ve been proven right in this debate at every turn, every step of the way in the public discussion. The government has lurched from policy to policy, from crisis to crisis on this. |
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| Chris Bowen has started his press conference criticising Scott Morrison. But he says he will take up the government’s offer of a briefing. | Chris Bowen has started his press conference criticising Scott Morrison. But he says he will take up the government’s offer of a briefing. |
| A few weeks ago Bill Shorten, Katy and I outlined a better plan for superannuation, a constructive plan to help the government through their mess, drop the retrospective cap, reduce the contributions for threshold tax for $200,000, the catch-up measure and harmonising contribution rules between 65 and74. The government said that we had it wrong. Scott Morrison, Kelly O’Dwyer said we didn’t understand superannuation by dropping those measures. Today, they have dropped one of the measures themselves. | A few weeks ago Bill Shorten, Katy and I outlined a better plan for superannuation, a constructive plan to help the government through their mess, drop the retrospective cap, reduce the contributions for threshold tax for $200,000, the catch-up measure and harmonising contribution rules between 65 and74. The government said that we had it wrong. Scott Morrison, Kelly O’Dwyer said we didn’t understand superannuation by dropping those measures. Today, they have dropped one of the measures themselves. |
| Bowen and Katy Gallagher, the financial services minister, want to go through the fine detail, given the Coalition asked Labor to tick off the budget bill sight unseen, only to find errors and other unexpected measures. | Bowen and Katy Gallagher, the financial services minister, want to go through the fine detail, given the Coalition asked Labor to tick off the budget bill sight unseen, only to find errors and other unexpected measures. |
| Bowen: | Bowen: |
| The Labor party has led this debate. We have remained consistent all the way through. This is the latest backflip on superannuation from this treasurer who is simply not up to the job. If the treasurer is consistent with policy making, if he is consistent with his objectives, you will get consistent policy ... The Labor party has shown consistently that we are bipartisan in the national interest where we can. | The Labor party has led this debate. We have remained consistent all the way through. This is the latest backflip on superannuation from this treasurer who is simply not up to the job. If the treasurer is consistent with policy making, if he is consistent with his objectives, you will get consistent policy ... The Labor party has shown consistently that we are bipartisan in the national interest where we can. |
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| @murpharoo vegemite, avocado and hommus | @murpharoo vegemite, avocado and hommus |
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| @murpharoo Marriage equality, marriage equality, a fountain of wine or chocolate | @murpharoo Marriage equality, marriage equality, a fountain of wine or chocolate |
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| @murpharoo No more racism, heaps more tolerance and care and support for the disadvantaged....I'm under no illusions that it's even possible | @murpharoo No more racism, heaps more tolerance and care and support for the disadvantaged....I'm under no illusions that it's even possible |
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| @murpharoo Equality in health and education for all children; an end to racism and bigotry; a Parliament House built out of lamingtons. | @murpharoo Equality in health and education for all children; an end to racism and bigotry; a Parliament House built out of lamingtons. |