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| Rod Culleton's high court case set for December – politics live | Rod Culleton's high court case set for December – politics live |
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| Question time coming up at 2pm. | |
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| Horses for courses: Bob Katter turns up to support Rod Culleton at high court | |
| Paul Karp | |
| Bob Katter has appeared outside the high court to express support for Rod Culleton. In an impromptu press conference he said the case sets a bad precedent. | |
| Katter said that One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson had not supported Culleton, because she agreed to the referral to the high court, did not back his proposed banking royal commission and was continuing the government’s attack on trade unionism through the Australian Building and Construction Commission bill. | |
| Asked if he was encouraging Culleton to join the Katter Australia Party, Katter revealed a third party had approached Culleton without Katter’s knowledge but received a “flat knockback”. That was because Culleton was “not a rat” and KAP didn’t “take rats” at any rate. | |
| But Katter then appeared to equivocate, noting that if One Nation “ratted on Culleton” that would be a “horse of a different colour”. | |
| After a delay waiting for Bob to say his piece, Culleton exited the high court. Asked if he would jump ship from One Nation, he replied: | |
| Well I had a shave this morning and I didn’t see any whiskers – so I’m not a rat. | |
| Culleton said he would stay with One Nation “for now”, but when asked to rule out jumping ship he said “if I was to go, it wouldn’t be my choice … it would be up to others”. | |
| Culleton said he wasn’t sure if he would continue to self-represent or appoint counsel, but criticised the prospect of attorney general George Brandis appointing counsel to give his side of the argument a run. | |
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| There was a stream of consciousnessness doorstop from Rod Culleton outside the high court. He was asked about rumours that he would join Bob Katter’s Australia Party, to which he said: | |
| I am One Nation at the moment. That is where I was elected. | |
| He wants a jury to hear his case set down for 7 and 8 December in the high court. | |
| He was asked about his state of mind, given his leader Pauline Hanson’s comments regarding his mental stress. | |
| Well look my wife is a psychologist and the last report I got from her was that I am a machine, he says without the hint of a smirk. | |
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| Lunchtime politics | Lunchtime politics |
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| 1.55am GMT | 1.55am GMT |
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| High court to hear Rod Culleton eligibility case in December | High court to hear Rod Culleton eligibility case in December |
| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| The case of Rodney Culleton’s eligibility will be heard by the full high court (sitting as the court of disputed returns) in the December sitting (7th or 8th were suggested as possible dates). | The case of Rodney Culleton’s eligibility will be heard by the full high court (sitting as the court of disputed returns) in the December sitting (7th or 8th were suggested as possible dates). |
| Culleton had wanted the case put off until the new year to allow himself time to prepare, but chief justice Robert French said it was best dealt with expeditiously due to the public interest of determining the Senate’s composition. | Culleton had wanted the case put off until the new year to allow himself time to prepare, but chief justice Robert French said it was best dealt with expeditiously due to the public interest of determining the Senate’s composition. |
| Culleton is going to get a chance to lawyer up. If he appoints counsel before 25 November, he will be represented. If not, the Commonwealth will appoint an independent barrister (amicus curiae) to run the argument in defence of Culleton, and in addition Culleton can also represent himself. | Culleton is going to get a chance to lawyer up. If he appoints counsel before 25 November, he will be represented. If not, the Commonwealth will appoint an independent barrister (amicus curiae) to run the argument in defence of Culleton, and in addition Culleton can also represent himself. |
| This procedure appeared to confuse Culleton who suggested it was “like sleeping with the enemy in a sense”. He raised the issue of “trying to find a senior counsel that loves One Nation”, but French quickly shut down the suggestion the barrister needed to be a Hansonite for the procedure to be fair. | This procedure appeared to confuse Culleton who suggested it was “like sleeping with the enemy in a sense”. He raised the issue of “trying to find a senior counsel that loves One Nation”, but French quickly shut down the suggestion the barrister needed to be a Hansonite for the procedure to be fair. |
| Culleton wants to get counsel, but is not sure if the attorney general will grant aid to pay for it. One of the reasons Culleton wanted the case delayed was, he said, because his piggy bank had “become dehydrated”. | Culleton wants to get counsel, but is not sure if the attorney general will grant aid to pay for it. One of the reasons Culleton wanted the case delayed was, he said, because his piggy bank had “become dehydrated”. |
| Culleton wasn’t happy with the orders, describing them as procedurally unfair, a “massive workload” for him to prepare his case, and foreshadowing an appeal to the full court of the high court. | Culleton wasn’t happy with the orders, describing them as procedurally unfair, a “massive workload” for him to prepare his case, and foreshadowing an appeal to the full court of the high court. |
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| 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. | 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. | One Nation is the tool of the elites. |
| The debate continues on the registered organisation bill. | The debate continues on the registered organisation bill. |
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| 1.26am GMT | 1.26am GMT |
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| .@SenatorCulleton says he's doesn't want to talk about Constitution.CJ French says they're hear to talk about the Constitution@abcnews | .@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 | "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 | "I stand here with 50,000 people who elected me." @SenatorCulleton "I'm actually not a bad bloke."@abcnews #auspol |
| 1.22am GMT | 1.22am GMT |
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| 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. | 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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| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |