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| Malcolm Turnbull says he understands risk of mental illness in LGBTI people – politics live | Malcolm Turnbull says he understands risk of mental illness in LGBTI people – politics live |
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| Burston says One Nation is the only party willing to “democratise multiculturalism”. | |
| It seems that multiculturalism is an ethnic hierarchy, a form of supremacism, based on a coalition between minority activists and the Left, despite the latter presenting itself as anti-racist. This unholy alliance is united by shared opposition to traditional Australia, the core identity of the Australian nation. An example is the defeat of the Abbott government’s policy of reforming Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, a form of political censorship. | |
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| We are into anti-immigration arguments now by One Nation senator Brian Burston. | |
| Australians can see with their own eyes the congestion on our roads, the urban creep, the pressure on our environment, the sky-high housing market that has priced homes beyond the hopes of young families. The opening of the new real estate market to foreigners does not help, an outrageous exposure of citizens to global demand. Australians can see the rise of high density housing degrading the architectural identity and amenity of their neighbourhoods. | |
| Australia’s refugee intake is so large that it surpasses many countries’ immigration programs. Nevertheless, we do not select the intake for employability or cultural compatibility. The result is too often havoc in Australian society. Car-jackings. Home invasions. Flash riots. Drive-by shootings. And of course when citizens object, endless complaints under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, administered by the ethnocentric Human Rights Commission. | |
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| Senator Brian Burston warns against trying to increase population to compete with neighbours. He then warns: | |
| China is flexing its muscles, militarily, financially, and ethnically, as it translates economic power into regional influence. Falling under Chinese dominance would cost us our sovereignty but also our democracy. We would be another Hong Kong. Australia must understand the geopolitical realities of our region if we are to navigate them safely, avoiding shoals and occasional storms. | |
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| Burston is on to black armband history, cultural hijacking of schools and acknowledgement of country. Which, if I am not going mad, he did at the beginning of the speech. | |
| He says schools never celebrate the achievements of the First Fleet. | |
| He wants to know the logic behind mass immigration, as practiced by the major parties. | |
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| One Nation’s Brian Burston has begun his first speech now. A Cessnock boy, he acknowledged the first peoples. He was a boilermaker by trade through BHP and worked on the facilities in many of the local wineries. | |
| My life has been a journey from poverty to politics. | |
| He talks about his childhood when “even the ABC was then supportive of one national identity”. | |
| He joined One Nation because “how better to fight for Australia’s way of life”. | |
| Australia has changed since the 50s and 60s. Back then we were poor but we knew Australia belonged to us. | |
| Burston rails against identity politics and the rise of a fractured nation. | |
| The majority have rights too … | |
| He calls for a Senate inquiry into the jailing of Pauline Hanson. | |
| Public broadcasting is another example of elite contempt for ordinary Australians, says Burston. He says public broadcasting has a systemic bias. But he said he does not want public broadcasting defunded. | |
| Instead he wants an extra channel which could be a Patriotic Broadcasting Corporation. | |
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| Kakoschke-Moore is spending a lot of time on the dangers of gambling and how she has spent a lot of time talking to people through Xenophon’s office who have lost vast amounts of money. She has also talked about the design of poker machines to hook people in, the evils of online betting and the difficulties for families of gambling addicts. | Kakoschke-Moore is spending a lot of time on the dangers of gambling and how she has spent a lot of time talking to people through Xenophon’s office who have lost vast amounts of money. She has also talked about the design of poker machines to hook people in, the evils of online betting and the difficulties for families of gambling addicts. |
| I will never give up the fight for gambling reform. | I will never give up the fight for gambling reform. |
| She also commits never to give up on victims of defence force abuse. | She also commits never to give up on victims of defence force abuse. |
| And she will introduce a bill for a 40%-40% gender split, with 20% of either gender on government boards. | |
| Diversity makes for better decision making. | Diversity makes for better decision making. |
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| Skye Kakoschke-Moore (NXT) is giving her first speech. She worked for Nick Xenophon and has since transitioned into the role of one of his new senators. She is putting the case for diversity in both ethnicity and gender. For young women looking at politics: | Skye Kakoschke-Moore (NXT) is giving her first speech. She worked for Nick Xenophon and has since transitioned into the role of one of his new senators. She is putting the case for diversity in both ethnicity and gender. For young women looking at politics: |
| Speak up and do something about it, don’t be left silent and wondering what if. | Speak up and do something about it, don’t be left silent and wondering what if. |
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| Senators Skye Kakoschke-Moore (NXT) and Brian Burston (One Nation) will be giving first speeches this afternoon. | Senators Skye Kakoschke-Moore (NXT) and Brian Burston (One Nation) will be giving first speeches this afternoon. |
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| I failed to post Katharine Murphy’s story about a stoush in the Coalition party room. This is an ongoing sore in the NSW division that is spilling into the federal arena. | I failed to post Katharine Murphy’s story about a stoush in the Coalition party room. This is an ongoing sore in the NSW division that is spilling into the federal arena. |
| Tony Abbott has been slapped down by the defence industry minister, Christopher Pyne, in the party room for raising a proposal to democratise Liberal party preselection procedures in New South Wales. | Tony Abbott has been slapped down by the defence industry minister, Christopher Pyne, in the party room for raising a proposal to democratise Liberal party preselection procedures in New South Wales. |
| Pyne rebuked Abbott on Tuesday after he exchanged cross words with backbench MP Julian Leeser about plebiscites in NSW preselections. | Pyne rebuked Abbott on Tuesday after he exchanged cross words with backbench MP Julian Leeser about plebiscites in NSW preselections. |
| According to party room sources, Abbott had declared angrily that Leeser “did not believe in democracy for Liberal party members” before Pyne expressed an objection to Abbott bringing state organisational matters into the federal party room. | According to party room sources, Abbott had declared angrily that Leeser “did not believe in democracy for Liberal party members” before Pyne expressed an objection to Abbott bringing state organisational matters into the federal party room. |
| Sitting behind Tuesday’s exchange is a bitter fight roiling inside the NSW division of the Liberal party between conservatives and moderates over party rules in the state. | Sitting behind Tuesday’s exchange is a bitter fight roiling inside the NSW division of the Liberal party between conservatives and moderates over party rules in the state. |
| The democratisation push in NSW splits the party along factional lines. The right is leading the push for change, the moderates have resisted the push. The NSW state executive is controlled by the moderates. | The democratisation push in NSW splits the party along factional lines. The right is leading the push for change, the moderates have resisted the push. The NSW state executive is controlled by the moderates. |
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| The Senate has passed a Greens motion calling on all government ministers to refuse to meet with Ian Macfarlane until 21 March 2017 in his new role as CEO of the Queensland Resources Council. | The Senate has passed a Greens motion calling on all government ministers to refuse to meet with Ian Macfarlane until 21 March 2017 in his new role as CEO of the Queensland Resources Council. |
| On 21 March 2017, it will mark the end of the 18-month cooling off period after Macfarlane ceased to be resources minister which is required under the statement of ministerial standards. | On 21 March 2017, it will mark the end of the 18-month cooling off period after Macfarlane ceased to be resources minister which is required under the statement of ministerial standards. |
| The vote was passed 31-27. | The vote was passed 31-27. |
| It has no binding effect but is a statement of the will of the Senate. | It has no binding effect but is a statement of the will of the Senate. |
| Expect no action. | Expect no action. |
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| So many unexplained things in question time today ... | So many unexplained things in question time today ... |
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| It’s all about the numbers today. | It’s all about the numbers today. |
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| If it pleases you ... | If it pleases you ... |
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| Anne Aly attitude. | Anne Aly attitude. |
| Labor's Anne Aly talks to PM Malcolm Turnbull after #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus https://t.co/dDqaVGBXj6 pic.twitter.com/IK6yeIv7yn | Labor's Anne Aly talks to PM Malcolm Turnbull after #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus https://t.co/dDqaVGBXj6 pic.twitter.com/IK6yeIv7yn |
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| I really don’t know the back story of this. | I really don’t know the back story of this. |
| But feel free to enlighten me, MPs. | But feel free to enlighten me, MPs. |
| Postscript: I have been enlightened and eight is the number times deficit has multiplied since the so-called budget emergency. | Postscript: I have been enlightened and eight is the number times deficit has multiplied since the so-called budget emergency. |
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