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| Peter Dutton says most terrorism charges laid against Lebanese Muslims – politics live | Peter Dutton says most terrorism charges laid against Lebanese Muslims – politics live |
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| Here is George in all of his glory. | |
| Attorney-General George Brandis says Qld LNP 'very very mediocre' #auspol READ MORE: https://t.co/GpYEiMtdtV https://t.co/b6sx5tzS70 | |
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| Attorney general and Queensland LNP senator George Brandis has been caught on microphone suggesting the Queensland LNP was not great. Sky News has the story. | |
| The answer came in response to a question from Victorian Liberal president Michael Kroger; “how are things in Queensland, how’s Tim Nicholls going?” | |
| Um well they’re not very good... I’d say that the state opposition is very very mediocre, and the state government is very very mediocre but the thing that is alarming everyone is, as you would expect, the sudden spike in One Nation which is now at about 16 per cent. | |
| Brandis says it looks as though One Nation will win quite a few seats in Queensland. | |
| Will no one learn about live microphones? | |
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| I have the transcript. | |
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| Let’s get back to the senate for a minute. There were 11 speakers on the registered organisations bill and there are another 5 to go. | |
| Given there are other things the senate has to do before it comes back (senate has had question time), we will not get to a vote today. | |
| Instead, we have a matter of public importance from One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts, namely: | |
| The policy position of the Australian Government towards the disputed theory of global warming with the election of Mr Trump as President, who is well known to reject exaggerated claims of anthropogenic climate change. | |
| Then the senate will debate and vote on David Leyonhjelm’s motion to lift the import ban on the Adler shotgun. (If the senate does not vote on this one, the ban will be automatically lifted.) | |
| After that, it is the Penny Wong’s disallowance of the George Brandis legal direction (which the Brandis has already chucked out). | |
| And only then, does the registered organisations bill come back for debate. | |
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| Things that make you go hmmmmm. | |
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| The Shorten question to Peter Dutton, with his answer. | The Shorten question to Peter Dutton, with his answer. |
| .@billshortenmp asks Peter Dutton to explain his controversial comments on Malcolm Fraser's immigration policies #qt https://t.co/v0NXF1r4kA | .@billshortenmp asks Peter Dutton to explain his controversial comments on Malcolm Fraser's immigration policies #qt https://t.co/v0NXF1r4kA |
| 4.41am GMT | 4.41am GMT |
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| The whole Malcolm Fraser-Peter Dutton issue arose from an Andrew Bolt interview on Sky last week. This is what Dutton said originally. | The whole Malcolm Fraser-Peter Dutton issue arose from an Andrew Bolt interview on Sky last week. This is what Dutton said originally. |
| If there is a particular problem that people can point to within a certain community, and we’re talking about a significant number of people in that community who are doing the wrong thing, then clearly mistakes have been made in the past. | If there is a particular problem that people can point to within a certain community, and we’re talking about a significant number of people in that community who are doing the wrong thing, then clearly mistakes have been made in the past. |
| The reality is that Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in in the 1970s and we’re seeing that today. We need to be honest in having that discussion. | The reality is that Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in in the 1970s and we’re seeing that today. We need to be honest in having that discussion. |
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| In giving the answer, Dutton said it wasn’t fair to define the majority of one group based on a small minority. But by naming the group, he has just defined them. | In giving the answer, Dutton said it wasn’t fair to define the majority of one group based on a small minority. But by naming the group, he has just defined them. |
| 4.19am GMT | 4.19am GMT |
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| Immigration minister Peter Dutton’s comments are pretty extraordinary. | Immigration minister Peter Dutton’s comments are pretty extraordinary. |
| He doubles down. | He doubles down. |
| If the Leader of the Opposition wants somehow to conduct a phony debate in this country and not to be honest in relation to these matters, that’s an issue for him. We are doing all that we can through our intelligence agencies and through our border protection agencies to make sure that we detect offences before they occur to make sure that in particular we can disrupt these terrorist offences in particular before they take place. But I’m not going to shy away from the facts. | If the Leader of the Opposition wants somehow to conduct a phony debate in this country and not to be honest in relation to these matters, that’s an issue for him. We are doing all that we can through our intelligence agencies and through our border protection agencies to make sure that we detect offences before they occur to make sure that in particular we can disrupt these terrorist offences in particular before they take place. But I’m not going to shy away from the facts. |
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| Peter Dutton says second and third generation Lebanese Muslims make up majority of terrorism related charges | Peter Dutton says second and third generation Lebanese Muslims make up majority of terrorism related charges |
| Labor again asks who Peter Dutton was referring to when he suggested Malcolm Fraser made a mistake bringing some migrants to Australia. | Labor again asks who Peter Dutton was referring to when he suggested Malcolm Fraser made a mistake bringing some migrants to Australia. |
| Dutton approaches the dispatch box quietly. It is clear he will answer the question. His fellow MPs sit behind him stony faced. | Dutton approaches the dispatch box quietly. It is clear he will answer the question. His fellow MPs sit behind him stony faced. |
| The advice I have is that out of the last 33 people who have been charged with terrorist-related offences in this country, 22 of those people are from second and third generation Lebanese-Muslim background. I’m not going to allow [those] who are hard-working, who have done the right thing by this country, who have contributed, who have worked hard, who have educated their children, I’m not going to allow those people to be defined by those people who are doing the wrong thing and have been charged with terrorist offences or have been involved in crime otherwise. | The advice I have is that out of the last 33 people who have been charged with terrorist-related offences in this country, 22 of those people are from second and third generation Lebanese-Muslim background. I’m not going to allow [those] who are hard-working, who have done the right thing by this country, who have contributed, who have worked hard, who have educated their children, I’m not going to allow those people to be defined by those people who are doing the wrong thing and have been charged with terrorist offences or have been involved in crime otherwise. |
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| Free range Barnaby. | Free range Barnaby. |
| Acting PM Barnaby Joyce free-ranging during #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/qIkjrK2oNI | Acting PM Barnaby Joyce free-ranging during #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/qIkjrK2oNI |
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| Bill Shorten asks immigration minister Peter Dutton about his comments: “The reality is Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in the 1970s.” Which people was the minister referring to? And will the minister now apologise to Australia’s hard working migrant communities, including but not limited to the Vietnamese community? | Bill Shorten asks immigration minister Peter Dutton about his comments: “The reality is Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in the 1970s.” Which people was the minister referring to? And will the minister now apologise to Australia’s hard working migrant communities, including but not limited to the Vietnamese community? |
| PDuddy fires up big time. | PDuddy fires up big time. |
| I’m not going to be misrepresented by this great fraud of Australian politics. I can assure you of that. I won’t be bullied by this union leader. | I’m not going to be misrepresented by this great fraud of Australian politics. I can assure you of that. I won’t be bullied by this union leader. |
| He says: | He says: |
| I made the point last week that we do have concerns about elements within the Australian society at the moment, in particular some of those who have been involved in criminal activity. Some of those people who have been involved in heading off to Syria and to Iraq and I’m not going to allow the rest of the community, the rest of the community in Sydney and Melbourne in particular to be defined by those small elements who are besmirching the vast majority of people within their own communities. I’m not going to allow that to happen. | I made the point last week that we do have concerns about elements within the Australian society at the moment, in particular some of those who have been involved in criminal activity. Some of those people who have been involved in heading off to Syria and to Iraq and I’m not going to allow the rest of the community, the rest of the community in Sydney and Melbourne in particular to be defined by those small elements who are besmirching the vast majority of people within their own communities. I’m not going to allow that to happen. |
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| Labor to Joyce: Given the 450 gigalitres is to be acquired through investment with on farm infrastructure. Taxpayers paying for farmers to improve their infrastructure, won’t that be negative? Isn’t the case the National party is looking for any excuse while the PM is away to tear apart the bipartisan consensus on the Murray Darling? | Labor to Joyce: Given the 450 gigalitres is to be acquired through investment with on farm infrastructure. Taxpayers paying for farmers to improve their infrastructure, won’t that be negative? Isn’t the case the National party is looking for any excuse while the PM is away to tear apart the bipartisan consensus on the Murray Darling? |
| I did not entirely understand the answer but I think he said that the Labor South Australia water minister Ian Hunter should turn up to meetings for longer than 10 minutes. | I did not entirely understand the answer but I think he said that the Labor South Australia water minister Ian Hunter should turn up to meetings for longer than 10 minutes. |
| Just by the by, regarding those profanities, SA premier Jay Weatherill has suggested of Ian Hunter’s behaviour: | Just by the by, regarding those profanities, SA premier Jay Weatherill has suggested of Ian Hunter’s behaviour: |
| He was entirely appropriate in his sentiments. | He was entirely appropriate in his sentiments. |
| Weatherill said it in a 5AA podcast in South Australia at around the 16:50 mark. | Weatherill said it in a 5AA podcast in South Australia at around the 16:50 mark. |
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| Labor to Barnaby Joyce: Yesterday when speaking about the Acting PM’s plan to dismantle the Murray Darling Basin plan, Senator Xenophon said and I quote, “Barnaby was free ranging the other day. It doesn’t reflect the whole of government policy.” Who communicated this message to Senator Xenophon and was the Senator correct? Was it fair to describe the acting PM as free ranging? | Labor to Barnaby Joyce: Yesterday when speaking about the Acting PM’s plan to dismantle the Murray Darling Basin plan, Senator Xenophon said and I quote, “Barnaby was free ranging the other day. It doesn’t reflect the whole of government policy.” Who communicated this message to Senator Xenophon and was the Senator correct? Was it fair to describe the acting PM as free ranging? |
| This relates to a fight between the South Australian water minister, Ian Hunter, the Victorian minister and Joyce last week. | This relates to a fight between the South Australian water minister, Ian Hunter, the Victorian minister and Joyce last week. |
| Hunter yelled profanities at Joyce and the Victorian minister when they suggested that South Australia would not get its extra 450GL under the Murray Darling Plan. | Hunter yelled profanities at Joyce and the Victorian minister when they suggested that South Australia would not get its extra 450GL under the Murray Darling Plan. |
| Joyce tells parliament that the legislation says any water delivered has to “neutral or improved socioeconomic outcomes” for communities. | Joyce tells parliament that the legislation says any water delivered has to “neutral or improved socioeconomic outcomes” for communities. |
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| Joel Fitzgibbon to Barnaby Joyce: Can the acting PM confirm he doctored his Hansard, forced out the departmental secretary who dared to question his integrity, announced the relocation of the APVMA to his own electorate without releasing the cost benefit analysis, and is free ranging against his colleagues on the Murray Darling Basin, contrary to the PM? Does the acting PM agree with this division in his wake, he’s looking more like the Liberal PM every day? | Joel Fitzgibbon to Barnaby Joyce: Can the acting PM confirm he doctored his Hansard, forced out the departmental secretary who dared to question his integrity, announced the relocation of the APVMA to his own electorate without releasing the cost benefit analysis, and is free ranging against his colleagues on the Murray Darling Basin, contrary to the PM? Does the acting PM agree with this division in his wake, he’s looking more like the Liberal PM every day? |
| Joyce says, no he didn’t doctor the Hansard. | Joyce says, no he didn’t doctor the Hansard. |
| Joyce says, yes he does believe in decentralisation. | Joyce says, yes he does believe in decentralisation. |
| Joyce says, yes he has a vision. | Joyce says, yes he has a vision. |
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| Industry minister Greg Hunt gets a government question on the rule of law within industry. CFMEU. | Industry minister Greg Hunt gets a government question on the rule of law within industry. CFMEU. |
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| Tanya Plibersek to Barnaby Joyce: The National party education minister in NSW Adrian Piccoli said about Labor’s plan for extra schools funding, “The national support of the reforms right from the start. It’s good policy that benefits country schools and country kids. We don’t play politics with our children’s future.” Does the acting PM agree with his Nationals colleague, or will he continue to make excuses for the government’s policies of cuts that will see every country kid in every country school worse off? | Tanya Plibersek to Barnaby Joyce: The National party education minister in NSW Adrian Piccoli said about Labor’s plan for extra schools funding, “The national support of the reforms right from the start. It’s good policy that benefits country schools and country kids. We don’t play politics with our children’s future.” Does the acting PM agree with his Nationals colleague, or will he continue to make excuses for the government’s policies of cuts that will see every country kid in every country school worse off? |
| Barnaby Joyce says the Coalition put more money into schools. | Barnaby Joyce says the Coalition put more money into schools. |
| And he says Labor is only trying help out the Teachers Federation who hands out for the party on election day. | And he says Labor is only trying help out the Teachers Federation who hands out for the party on election day. |
| He says we are not going to follow the dictums of the Teachers Federation, “we will look after the students”. | He says we are not going to follow the dictums of the Teachers Federation, “we will look after the students”. |
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