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| Rod Culleton arrives at high court saying it's a 'roulette wheel for the rich' – politics live | Rod Culleton arrives at high court saying it's a 'roulette wheel for the rich' – politics live |
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| 1.44am GMT | |
| 01:44 | |
| Still in the Senate, Labor’s Kim Carr is having a crack back at One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts over his speech earlier, accusing Labor of being part of the elites. Carr says One Nation is the anti-union and anti-worker. | |
| One Nation is the tool of the elites. | |
| The debate continues on the registered organisation bill. | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.46am GMT | |
| 1.26am GMT | |
| 01:26 | |
| .@SenatorCulleton says he's doesn't want to talk about Constitution.CJ French says they're hear to talk about the Constitution@abcnews | |
| "At no time had I ever, in my mind, broken the law." @SenatorCulleton #auspol @abcnews | |
| "I stand here with 50,000 people who elected me." @SenatorCulleton "I'm actually not a bad bloke."@abcnews #auspol | |
| 1.22am GMT | |
| 01:22 | |
| From the high court, we are hearing that Rod Culleton has informed Justice Robert French of (Culleton’s) “legal deficit”. But he will struggle on regardless. | |
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| at 1.38am GMT | |
| 1.07am GMT | 1.07am GMT |
| 01:07 | 01:07 |
| A delegation of farmers and growers have come to Canberra to talk backpackers tax. The issue remains in a stalemate with Labor favouring Jacqui Lambie’s 10.5% proposal and the Coalition’s proposal at 19%. The National Farmers Federation chief executive Tony Mahar is not happy no one is interested in speaking to the delegation. | A delegation of farmers and growers have come to Canberra to talk backpackers tax. The issue remains in a stalemate with Labor favouring Jacqui Lambie’s 10.5% proposal and the Coalition’s proposal at 19%. The National Farmers Federation chief executive Tony Mahar is not happy no one is interested in speaking to the delegation. |
| The NFF reports there is no interest from “key parliamentary decision makers” in meeting them. | The NFF reports there is no interest from “key parliamentary decision makers” in meeting them. |
| 12.59am GMT | 12.59am GMT |
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| Tim Watts and his details. | Tim Watts and his details. |
| Not sure it's possible to be swotted at a directions hearing. | Not sure it's possible to be swotted at a directions hearing. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.01am GMT | at 1.01am GMT |
| 12.58am GMT | 12.58am GMT |
| 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Former Lib MP Dr Sharman Stone has been announced as Australia's next Ambassador for Women and Girls. She'll replace @AusAWG in January 2017 | Former Lib MP Dr Sharman Stone has been announced as Australia's next Ambassador for Women and Girls. She'll replace @AusAWG in January 2017 |
| 12.57am GMT | 12.57am GMT |
| 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Eric Abetz will move this motion against new senator and Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching. | Eric Abetz will move this motion against new senator and Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching. |
| Later today, following Labor deploying stalling tactics in the last sitting week to defer the motion, the Senate will consider this motion: | Later today, following Labor deploying stalling tactics in the last sitting week to defer the motion, the Senate will consider this motion: |
| That this Senate | That this Senate |
| 12.49am GMT | 12.49am GMT |
| 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Culleton arriving at High Court: "If I'm swatted today like a mozzie, well then I have done my bit in Australian history" #auspol | Culleton arriving at High Court: "If I'm swatted today like a mozzie, well then I have done my bit in Australian history" #auspol |
| 12.42am GMT | 12.42am GMT |
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| 12.40am GMT | 12.40am GMT |
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| Indi independent Cathy McGowan is speaking on the crossbench marriage equality bill. | Indi independent Cathy McGowan is speaking on the crossbench marriage equality bill. |
| McGowan says the people of Indi want marriage equality dealt with and the bill should be allowed to be debated. Given the government’s plebiscite bill has been defeated, it is highly unlikely it would be allowed on for a full debate in the final fortnight of sitting. | McGowan says the people of Indi want marriage equality dealt with and the bill should be allowed to be debated. Given the government’s plebiscite bill has been defeated, it is highly unlikely it would be allowed on for a full debate in the final fortnight of sitting. |
| 12.31am GMT | 12.31am GMT |
| 00:31 | 00:31 |
| One Nation in stereo. One at the high court. One in the Senate. | One Nation in stereo. One at the high court. One in the Senate. |
| Malcolm Roberts on Labor: | Malcolm Roberts on Labor: |
| The party of the working man and woman, the party of Chifley and Curtin, has ceased to exist. | The party of the working man and woman, the party of Chifley and Curtin, has ceased to exist. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.33am GMT | at 12.33am GMT |
| 12.28am GMT | 12.28am GMT |
| 00:28 | 00:28 |
| One Nation senator Rod Culleton appears at the high courts. | One Nation senator Rod Culleton appears at the high courts. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.32am GMT | at 12.32am GMT |
| 12.24am GMT | 12.24am GMT |
| 00:24 | 00:24 |
| Malcolm Roberts is dumping on Bill Shorten in the Senate relating to the opposition’s former union career. | Malcolm Roberts is dumping on Bill Shorten in the Senate relating to the opposition’s former union career. |
| Roberts is railing against the elites. He puts Shorten in the same basket as former Health Services Union officials Craig Thomson and Kathy Jackson. | Roberts is railing against the elites. He puts Shorten in the same basket as former Health Services Union officials Craig Thomson and Kathy Jackson. |
| The elites would call them the great unwashed … ahh would call us the great unwashed … stopping this bill is what an elite would do. | The elites would call them the great unwashed … ahh would call us the great unwashed … stopping this bill is what an elite would do. |
| Roberts draws funding links between CFMEU and Get Up. He talks about Michael O’Connor of the CFMEU, brother of Brendan O’Connor, Labor employment shadow. | Roberts draws funding links between CFMEU and Get Up. He talks about Michael O’Connor of the CFMEU, brother of Brendan O’Connor, Labor employment shadow. |
| Roberts does not mention One Nation’s reported political donations from property developers. | Roberts does not mention One Nation’s reported political donations from property developers. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.31am GMT | at 12.31am GMT |
| 12.17am GMT | 12.17am GMT |
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| Rod Culleton: the courts are a roulette wheel for the rich | Rod Culleton: the courts are a roulette wheel for the rich |
| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| One Nation senator Rod Culleton has arrived at the high court for the directions hearing in the case into his eligibility as a senator. Culleton claimed the courts needed to be “tidied up” because they were too expensive and had become a “roulette wheel for the rich”, thus why he was representing himself. | One Nation senator Rod Culleton has arrived at the high court for the directions hearing in the case into his eligibility as a senator. Culleton claimed the courts needed to be “tidied up” because they were too expensive and had become a “roulette wheel for the rich”, thus why he was representing himself. |
| Culleton didn’t directly address his eligibility, instead rattling off a very optimistic take on his progress on issues including a bank royal commission and getting Western Australia more GST revenue. | Culleton didn’t directly address his eligibility, instead rattling off a very optimistic take on his progress on issues including a bank royal commission and getting Western Australia more GST revenue. |
| He said he’d given terms for the royal commission to Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten and revealed he is meeting Shorten on Tuesday to discuss them. | He said he’d given terms for the royal commission to Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten and revealed he is meeting Shorten on Tuesday to discuss them. |
| All they’ve got to do is sign here, drive away, no more to pay. | All they’ve got to do is sign here, drive away, no more to pay. |
| On how he’ll fare in the case, Culleton said: | On how he’ll fare in the case, Culleton said: |
| If I’m swatted today like a mozzie, well then I’ve done my bit in Australian history, and nobody can say I haven’t give it my best shot.” | If I’m swatted today like a mozzie, well then I’ve done my bit in Australian history, and nobody can say I haven’t give it my best shot.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.08am GMT | at 1.08am GMT |
| 12.13am GMT | 12.13am GMT |
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| The registered organisations bill debate continues in the Senate. This is the bill that began its life in 2014 under the Abbott-led Coalition. | |
| One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts says the bill should be supported because it pulls apart | One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts says the bill should be supported because it pulls apart |
| the elites. It brings rule of law to the elites and union bosses who think they are above it. | the elites. It brings rule of law to the elites and union bosses who think they are above it. |
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| at 1.38am GMT | |
| 12.00am GMT | 12.00am GMT |
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| With Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum drawing to a close, you might like to review the best and worst of Apec fashion. My personal favourite is South Korea but I will take other nominations. | With Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum drawing to a close, you might like to review the best and worst of Apec fashion. My personal favourite is South Korea but I will take other nominations. |
| 11.41pm GMT | 11.41pm GMT |
| 23:41 | 23:41 |
| In less than an hour One Nation senator Rod Culleton will wander down to the high court for his case regarding his own eligibility for the Senate. Two former business associates have questioned his eligibility because at the time he was elected, Culleton was convicted of larceny of a tow truck key. The conviction was later annulled. | In less than an hour One Nation senator Rod Culleton will wander down to the high court for his case regarding his own eligibility for the Senate. Two former business associates have questioned his eligibility because at the time he was elected, Culleton was convicted of larceny of a tow truck key. The conviction was later annulled. |
| Straight afterwards Culleton is hoping to attend a rally to push for a royal commission into the banking industry. | Straight afterwards Culleton is hoping to attend a rally to push for a royal commission into the banking industry. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.21am GMT | at 12.21am GMT |