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| Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch clash over Donald Trump – politics live | Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch clash over Donald Trump – politics live |
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| Loathsome. Demeaning. Disappointing. Trump. | |
| Malcolm Turnbull has weighed in on Trump, describing his comments as “loathsome”. And the minister for women Michaela Cash, described the comments as demeaning and disappointing. | |
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| I’m told the legal and constitutional affairs committee is likely to have a hearing on Friday re the Brandis-Gleeson matter, an argument between the first and second legal officers of the nation. | |
| They are arguing over the details around a directive that would allow George Brandis to veto whether the solicitor general provided advice to government departments. | |
| Given the solicitor-general, Justin Gleeson, made a submission to the inquiry, everyone is assuming he will want to front the committee. But it is an assumption at this stage. Whether Brandis wants to appear is anyone’s guess. | |
| Already, Labor is moving a motion to debate Brandis’s behaviour today, expected around 4.30pm. | |
| Labor’s leader in the Senate, Penny Wong, has moved a motion to strike down the Brandis regulation but it has been deferred until after committee reports on 8 November. | |
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| Somehow, Leyonhjelm supports and condemns Trump's obscene comments #auspol pic.twitter.com/AZiyVCFgm0 | Somehow, Leyonhjelm supports and condemns Trump's obscene comments #auspol pic.twitter.com/AZiyVCFgm0 |
| 11.17pm BST | 11.17pm BST |
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| From Greens advisor Tim Beshara: | From Greens advisor Tim Beshara: |
| Parliament will debate how Brandis is a dill. pic.twitter.com/jX1Nh7E94P | Parliament will debate how Brandis is a dill. pic.twitter.com/jX1Nh7E94P |
| This relates to the controversy about the circumstances around attorney general George Brandis’s directive and whether he properly consulted the second legal officer, solicitor general Justin Gleeson. | This relates to the controversy about the circumstances around attorney general George Brandis’s directive and whether he properly consulted the second legal officer, solicitor general Justin Gleeson. |
| The matter is now the subject of an inquiry by the Senate standing committee on legal and constitutional affairs. I am checking on the committee’s next moves. | The matter is now the subject of an inquiry by the Senate standing committee on legal and constitutional affairs. I am checking on the committee’s next moves. |
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| The Senate also starts at 10am. The senators have a number of bills to consider, including the CFA bill and the bracket creep bill later today. | The Senate also starts at 10am. The senators have a number of bills to consider, including the CFA bill and the bracket creep bill later today. |
| This week we will have first speechs from One Nation senators Brian Burston and Rod Culleton, NXT senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore and Labor senator David Chisholm. | This week we will have first speechs from One Nation senators Brian Burston and Rod Culleton, NXT senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore and Labor senator David Chisholm. |
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| The lower house starts at 10am this morning. | The lower house starts at 10am this morning. |
| Private members’ bills run all morning. Among them is a Bob Katter version of a banking “commission of inquiry”. The bill states it would have the same powers as a royal commission and outlines the mechanics that Katter prefers: | Private members’ bills run all morning. Among them is a Bob Katter version of a banking “commission of inquiry”. The bill states it would have the same powers as a royal commission and outlines the mechanics that Katter prefers: |
| (1) The treasurer must, within six weeks after the governor general in council assents to this act, appoint persons to: | (1) The treasurer must, within six weeks after the governor general in council assents to this act, appoint persons to: |
| (a) conduct an inquiry into the matters specified in section 6; and | (a) conduct an inquiry into the matters specified in section 6; and |
| (b) report to the treasurer on the matters (including any recommendations relating to the matters) within six months after the governor general in council assents to this act. | (b) report to the treasurer on the matters (including any recommendations relating to the matters) within six months after the governor general in council assents to this act. |
| (2) The appointment must be by notifiable instrument. | (2) The appointment must be by notifiable instrument. |
| (3) The appointment takes effect on the day after the instrument of appointment is made. | (3) The appointment takes effect on the day after the instrument of appointment is made. |
| (4) The commission’s report is not a legislative instrument. | (4) The commission’s report is not a legislative instrument. |
| (5) The members of the commission have the privileges of members of the House of Representatives. | (5) The members of the commission have the privileges of members of the House of Representatives. |
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| Oh look. Trump does have a fan in Australia. | Oh look. Trump does have a fan in Australia. |
| David Leyonhjelm says Trump's comments show's he's a man of his time and maybe we should "cut him some slack" #auspol | David Leyonhjelm says Trump's comments show's he's a man of his time and maybe we should "cut him some slack" #auspol |
| It is hard to get attention on the expanded Senate crossbench. | It is hard to get attention on the expanded Senate crossbench. |
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| Poll numbers. It must be Monday. Thanks to our friends at AAP for this. | Poll numbers. It must be Monday. Thanks to our friends at AAP for this. |
| Malcolm Turnbull is more popular with voters than Bill Shorten, but support for the government continues to trail the opposition party, a new poll shows. | Malcolm Turnbull is more popular with voters than Bill Shorten, but support for the government continues to trail the opposition party, a new poll shows. |
| The Australian reports the latest Newspoll shows the prime minister’s popularity at 45% – the highest level in the 100 days since the tight election win – compared with the Labor leader’s four-month low of 30%. | The Australian reports the latest Newspoll shows the prime minister’s popularity at 45% – the highest level in the 100 days since the tight election win – compared with the Labor leader’s four-month low of 30%. |
| In two-party preferred terms, Labor has 52% compared with the Coalition’s 48%, the second time voters’ support for the government has been lower than when Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott as prime minister 13 months ago. | In two-party preferred terms, Labor has 52% compared with the Coalition’s 48%, the second time voters’ support for the government has been lower than when Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott as prime minister 13 months ago. |
| The primary vote for the government rose to 39%, while Labor’s slipped to 37% and the Greens were static at 10%. | The primary vote for the government rose to 39%, while Labor’s slipped to 37% and the Greens were static at 10%. |
| Independent popular support was at 15%, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party taking 6%, while Nick Xenophon’s party was at about 2%, the Australian reports. | Independent popular support was at 15%, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party taking 6%, while Nick Xenophon’s party was at about 2%, the Australian reports. |
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| Malcolm Turnbull is meeting CFA volunteers with employment minister Michaela Cash. He is challenging Bill Shorten to stand up for the volunteers, who defend Victorian lives in the “inferno of summer”. | Malcolm Turnbull is meeting CFA volunteers with employment minister Michaela Cash. He is challenging Bill Shorten to stand up for the volunteers, who defend Victorian lives in the “inferno of summer”. |
| Mike Bowers is down there at the minute. Some pictures to you shortly. | Mike Bowers is down there at the minute. Some pictures to you shortly. |
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| Hanson and Hinch clash over Donald Trump | Hanson and Hinch clash over Donald Trump |
| The Clinton-Trump debate is coming up and the Donald has declared he will dig the hole deeper and delve into Bill Clinton’s behaviour. (Because you know a woman must always be held to account for her husband’s crimes.) | The Clinton-Trump debate is coming up and the Donald has declared he will dig the hole deeper and delve into Bill Clinton’s behaviour. (Because you know a woman must always be held to account for her husband’s crimes.) |
| Pauline Hanson was speaking about Trump’s comments today. | Pauline Hanson was speaking about Trump’s comments today. |
| It was vulgar. It wasn’t said publicly, [it was] said behind the scenes in a tape recording. That was 10 years ago. I do believe that the people of America are fed up with the major political parties of Republicans and the Democrats and the way the country has been. | It was vulgar. It wasn’t said publicly, [it was] said behind the scenes in a tape recording. That was 10 years ago. I do believe that the people of America are fed up with the major political parties of Republicans and the Democrats and the way the country has been. |
| I know Trump is standing as a Republican. The whole fact is they are looking for change. They have seen the destruction of their country, their way of life, the standard of living and want someone who will fight for them. It is up to the people … | I know Trump is standing as a Republican. The whole fact is they are looking for change. They have seen the destruction of their country, their way of life, the standard of living and want someone who will fight for them. It is up to the people … |
| Then Hanson and Hinch met up at the lifts and Hinch said Trump was a disgrace. | Then Hanson and Hinch met up at the lifts and Hinch said Trump was a disgrace. |
| Donald Trump, in any manner or form, is absolutely disgraceful. [That] you as a woman can even make any justification for what he has said … | Donald Trump, in any manner or form, is absolutely disgraceful. [That] you as a woman can even make any justification for what he has said … |
| Hanson: | Hanson: |
| I didn’t condone what he said. The people of America will decide. | I didn’t condone what he said. The people of America will decide. |
| Hinch: | Hinch: |
| If you are even slightly right then God help the country. The man is a sexual predator and he is a disgrace. | If you are even slightly right then God help the country. The man is a sexual predator and he is a disgrace. |
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| Before we get to the Hanson-Hinch thing, Katharine Murphy reports the legal counsel to tobacco giant Philip Morris has told a parliamentary committee that people have responded hysterically to a landmark legal case challenging Australia’s plain packaging laws. | Before we get to the Hanson-Hinch thing, Katharine Murphy reports the legal counsel to tobacco giant Philip Morris has told a parliamentary committee that people have responded hysterically to a landmark legal case challenging Australia’s plain packaging laws. |
| This is about the legal case allowed under the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in a previous trade agreement with Hong Kong. And a similar ISDS clause caused great controversy in the negotiations over the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement. It is worth a read. | This is about the legal case allowed under the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in a previous trade agreement with Hong Kong. And a similar ISDS clause caused great controversy in the negotiations over the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement. It is worth a read. |
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| Good morning and it’s good to be back for this fortnight of sitting. | Good morning and it’s good to be back for this fortnight of sitting. |
| This week, you can expect a veritable smorgasbord of politics. | This week, you can expect a veritable smorgasbord of politics. |
| I’m thinking Country Fire Authority. I’m thinking plebiscite. I’m thinking banking behaviour. I’m thinking tax threshold legislation. | I’m thinking Country Fire Authority. I’m thinking plebiscite. I’m thinking banking behaviour. I’m thinking tax threshold legislation. |
| First up, Pauline Hanson has told the ABC that she will support the respect for emergency services volunteers bill. This is the so-called CFA bill, which became an issue in the federal election because of a stoush between the Victorian professional firefighters and the volunteers over an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA). The bill gives emergency service volunteers more power in any EBAs. The government needs nine votes and with four One Nation senators coming across the line, with three Nick Xenophons, Derryn Hinch and Bob Day, the Coalition appears to be in the clear. | First up, Pauline Hanson has told the ABC that she will support the respect for emergency services volunteers bill. This is the so-called CFA bill, which became an issue in the federal election because of a stoush between the Victorian professional firefighters and the volunteers over an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA). The bill gives emergency service volunteers more power in any EBAs. The government needs nine votes and with four One Nation senators coming across the line, with three Nick Xenophons, Derryn Hinch and Bob Day, the Coalition appears to be in the clear. |
| As Katharine Murphy reported late yesterday, after um-ing and ah-ing and foot shuffling while still pointing out their vehement opposition, Labor is finally going to decide what to do about the Coalition’s plebiscite bill. This is the legislation which would create a plebiscite on marriage equality. The plebiscite would give an indication of the electorate’s feelings, though its outcome would not bind the parliament or the Coalition to the outcome. At the last sitting, Labor announced it would undergo consultations and those meetings have included both the LGBTI community and church groups who oppose marriage equality. They will take the issue to Tuesday’s party room meeting. | As Katharine Murphy reported late yesterday, after um-ing and ah-ing and foot shuffling while still pointing out their vehement opposition, Labor is finally going to decide what to do about the Coalition’s plebiscite bill. This is the legislation which would create a plebiscite on marriage equality. The plebiscite would give an indication of the electorate’s feelings, though its outcome would not bind the parliament or the Coalition to the outcome. At the last sitting, Labor announced it would undergo consultations and those meetings have included both the LGBTI community and church groups who oppose marriage equality. They will take the issue to Tuesday’s party room meeting. |
| While I was sitting in a quiet corner reading a book last week, the bank bosses appeared at the much-vaunted house economics committee hearings set up by the Turnbull government. There was a fair bit of squirming involved but it did not soften the resolve in Labor, the Greens and Independent Bob Katter among others for a royal commission. The Greens have already flagged they will be moving for a commission of inquiry this week. I reported on this advice from the clerk of the Senate, Rosemary Laing to Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson in August. Her letter then suggested the parliament could force an inquiry like the one into Lionel Murphy in the 80s. (That one was abandoned due to Murphy’s illness.) The problem for those in favour of a banking royal commission is that it can only be established by executive government, that is the Turnbull government. But a commission of inquiry could be – according to Laing – forced by the parliament if their numbers in both houses were there. We shall await developments there. | While I was sitting in a quiet corner reading a book last week, the bank bosses appeared at the much-vaunted house economics committee hearings set up by the Turnbull government. There was a fair bit of squirming involved but it did not soften the resolve in Labor, the Greens and Independent Bob Katter among others for a royal commission. The Greens have already flagged they will be moving for a commission of inquiry this week. I reported on this advice from the clerk of the Senate, Rosemary Laing to Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson in August. Her letter then suggested the parliament could force an inquiry like the one into Lionel Murphy in the 80s. (That one was abandoned due to Murphy’s illness.) The problem for those in favour of a banking royal commission is that it can only be established by executive government, that is the Turnbull government. But a commission of inquiry could be – according to Laing – forced by the parliament if their numbers in both houses were there. We shall await developments there. |
| Also on the agenda are income tax cuts. Today, first thing we shall see Scott Morrison’s bracket creep bill in the house again, which: | Also on the agenda are income tax cuts. Today, first thing we shall see Scott Morrison’s bracket creep bill in the house again, which: |
| Amends the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 to increase the third personal income tax threshold so that the rate of tax payable on taxable incomes from $80,001 to $87,000 for individuals is 32.5%. The Greens are not having a bar of it but Labor supports it so it is done deal. | Amends the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 to increase the third personal income tax threshold so that the rate of tax payable on taxable incomes from $80,001 to $87,000 for individuals is 32.5%. The Greens are not having a bar of it but Labor supports it so it is done deal. |
| Also around this morning, Gina Rinehart, who has lately gone long in cattle, has thrown her weight behind a $365m bid for the Kidman cattle company, confirmed last night. The Stock and Land has a version of this story here: | Also around this morning, Gina Rinehart, who has lately gone long in cattle, has thrown her weight behind a $365m bid for the Kidman cattle company, confirmed last night. The Stock and Land has a version of this story here: |
| Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock Co Ltd and S. Kidman & Co Ltd (Kidman) have announced today that they have entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement (BIA) under which a joint venture company Australian Outback Beef Pty Ltd (AOB) owned 67 per cent by Hancock and 33pc by Shanghai CRED has committed to make a takeover offer to acquire the Kidman and Co. | Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock Co Ltd and S. Kidman & Co Ltd (Kidman) have announced today that they have entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement (BIA) under which a joint venture company Australian Outback Beef Pty Ltd (AOB) owned 67 per cent by Hancock and 33pc by Shanghai CRED has committed to make a takeover offer to acquire the Kidman and Co. |
| In a statement to the media issued by a public relations company acting on behalf of Kidman and Co and Hancock Prospecting, it was revealed the offer was conditional on approval from Australia’s foreign investment regime and Chinese government approvals. | In a statement to the media issued by a public relations company acting on behalf of Kidman and Co and Hancock Prospecting, it was revealed the offer was conditional on approval from Australia’s foreign investment regime and Chinese government approvals. |
| It is also conditional on the completion of the divestment of the Anna Creek station and the Peake by Kidman to other Australian grazing interests. | It is also conditional on the completion of the divestment of the Anna Creek station and the Peake by Kidman to other Australian grazing interests. |
| So you can see where this parliamentary week is going along at a clip already. And if you think this week is full, next week we have the house sitting and budget estimates … | So you can see where this parliamentary week is going along at a clip already. And if you think this week is full, next week we have the house sitting and budget estimates … |
| Of course, it will be hard for even the most eventful Australian parliamentary day to compete with the second Clinton-Trump debate after the weekend’s revelations of a sordid little conversation otherwise dismissed as “locker-room banter”. Get me a bucket. We will have live coverage of this elsewhere on the big G. Like duelling banjos, the Australian and American political blogs will create (if not beautiful then) music of sorts. | Of course, it will be hard for even the most eventful Australian parliamentary day to compete with the second Clinton-Trump debate after the weekend’s revelations of a sordid little conversation otherwise dismissed as “locker-room banter”. Get me a bucket. We will have live coverage of this elsewhere on the big G. Like duelling banjos, the Australian and American political blogs will create (if not beautiful then) music of sorts. |
| Join us in the thread or on the Twits @gabriellechan or @mpbowers. Already there has been a little rigorous debate between Hanson and Hinch at the press gallery lifts over the Trump. More of that in a moment... | Join us in the thread or on the Twits @gabriellechan or @mpbowers. Already there has been a little rigorous debate between Hanson and Hinch at the press gallery lifts over the Trump. More of that in a moment... |
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