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| Matt Canavan declines to support Malcolm Turnbull over Adler shotgun ban – question time | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 5.28am GMT | |
| 05:28 | |
| What Peter Dutton said was racist, dog whistle politics, Lebanese Muslim Association president says | |
| A very strong statement follows. The frustration of the community is palpable. | |
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| at 5.36am GMT | |
| 5.21am GMT | |
| 05:21 | |
| Bowers reports there was a little bit of awks during the divisions between Dutton and Turnbull, perhaps stemming from the Dutton’s comments. | |
| Their colleagues on the outside were so much more interesting. | |
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| at 5.36am GMT | |
| 4.57am GMT | 4.57am GMT |
| 04:57 | 04:57 |
| 4.53am GMT | 4.53am GMT |
| 04:53 | 04:53 |
| Strangers in the night. | Strangers in the night. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.00am GMT | at 5.00am GMT |
| 4.35am GMT | 4.35am GMT |
| 04:35 | 04:35 |
| It’s tough at the top. | It’s tough at the top. |
| 4.25am GMT | 4.25am GMT |
| 04:25 | 04:25 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.36am GMT | at 4.36am GMT |
| 4.23am GMT | 4.23am GMT |
| 04:23 | 04:23 |
| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| The Labor senator Glenn Sterle has asked the minister for resources and northern Australia, Matt Canavan, whether he supports the prime minister’s position that the import of Adler shotguns should be banned, given he had not voted on it last night. | The Labor senator Glenn Sterle has asked the minister for resources and northern Australia, Matt Canavan, whether he supports the prime minister’s position that the import of Adler shotguns should be banned, given he had not voted on it last night. |
| Canavan replied, “I support the government’s position on the national firearms agreement”, which is not the same thing as supporting the ban on the Adler. | Canavan replied, “I support the government’s position on the national firearms agreement”, which is not the same thing as supporting the ban on the Adler. |
| Canavan rattled off a bunch of things he was proud of: gun ownership laws, responsible gun use and its benefits. Everything but the Adler ban. | Canavan rattled off a bunch of things he was proud of: gun ownership laws, responsible gun use and its benefits. Everything but the Adler ban. |
| Canavan also recognised the “rights of individual senators to express their views, to have independent thoughts” and added he was “very proud to stand with my colleagues on all those issues”. | Canavan also recognised the “rights of individual senators to express their views, to have independent thoughts” and added he was “very proud to stand with my colleagues on all those issues”. |
| Given no Nationals voted for continuation of the Adler ban, it was not a ringing endorsement of Malcolm Turnbull’s position. | Given no Nationals voted for continuation of the Adler ban, it was not a ringing endorsement of Malcolm Turnbull’s position. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.00am GMT | at 5.00am GMT |
| 4.14am GMT | 4.14am GMT |
| 04:14 | 04:14 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.37am GMT | at 4.37am GMT |
| 4.11am GMT | 4.11am GMT |
| 04:11 | 04:11 |
| The deputy PM, Barnaby Joyce, gets a government question on water. | The deputy PM, Barnaby Joyce, gets a government question on water. |
| Labor to Turnbull: Australian seafarers aboard the CSLBrisbane including Andrew Halliday from my electorate were made redundant by their foreign owned employer, Canada Steam Ship Lines. There are 457 visa holders working for the same company on a similar vessel off WA. Is it the case the prime minister is so focused on his own job he has forgotten about the jobs of Australian seafarers like Andrew who is in the public gallery today? | Labor to Turnbull: Australian seafarers aboard the CSLBrisbane including Andrew Halliday from my electorate were made redundant by their foreign owned employer, Canada Steam Ship Lines. There are 457 visa holders working for the same company on a similar vessel off WA. Is it the case the prime minister is so focused on his own job he has forgotten about the jobs of Australian seafarers like Andrew who is in the public gallery today? |
| Turnbull says 457 visas were never so high than when Bill Shorten was a minister. (Labor did tighten the laws in 2013). | Turnbull says 457 visas were never so high than when Bill Shorten was a minister. (Labor did tighten the laws in 2013). |
| Then Turnbull flicks to the immigration minister, Peter Dutton. He says they have started to consolidate the occupations allowed to come in under 457 visas, removing boarding kennel and cattery operators as well as goat farmers. | Then Turnbull flicks to the immigration minister, Peter Dutton. He says they have started to consolidate the occupations allowed to come in under 457 visas, removing boarding kennel and cattery operators as well as goat farmers. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.38am GMT | at 4.38am GMT |
| 3.59am GMT | 3.59am GMT |
| 03:59 | 03:59 |
| In the lower house, Labor loses the final suspension vote. | In the lower house, Labor loses the final suspension vote. |
| 3.56am GMT | 3.56am GMT |
| 03:56 | 03:56 |
| Sarah Hanson-Young calls Dutton a 'racist bigot', then forced to withdraw | Sarah Hanson-Young calls Dutton a 'racist bigot', then forced to withdraw |
| In Senate question time, the Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, has asked the attorney general, George Brandis, about immigration minister Peter Dutton’s comments that allowing generations of hardworking Lebanese immigrants to Australia was “a mistake”. | In Senate question time, the Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, has asked the attorney general, George Brandis, about immigration minister Peter Dutton’s comments that allowing generations of hardworking Lebanese immigrants to Australia was “a mistake”. |
| Brandis backed Dutton in: | Brandis backed Dutton in: |
| A more thoughtful or compassionate minister you will not find. | A more thoughtful or compassionate minister you will not find. |
| The evidence? There are no children in detention, because of Peter Dutton. There are no drownings at sea, because of Peter Dutton. | The evidence? There are no children in detention, because of Peter Dutton. There are no drownings at sea, because of Peter Dutton. |
| Di Natale raises several points of order that Brandis hadn’t addressed the part of his question about Dutton singling the Lebanese community out. The answer is relevant, the president rules. | Di Natale raises several points of order that Brandis hadn’t addressed the part of his question about Dutton singling the Lebanese community out. The answer is relevant, the president rules. |
| Brandis then begins riffing on John Howard’s “we decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come” and Malcolm Turnbull’s claim the success of the migration program depends on control of the borders. | Brandis then begins riffing on John Howard’s “we decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come” and Malcolm Turnbull’s claim the success of the migration program depends on control of the borders. |
| Sarah Hanson Young interjects, calling Dutton a “racist bigot”. Asked to withdraw, she at first refuses, then withdraws “for the sake of the chamber” but adds “honestly – I believe it”. | Sarah Hanson Young interjects, calling Dutton a “racist bigot”. Asked to withdraw, she at first refuses, then withdraws “for the sake of the chamber” but adds “honestly – I believe it”. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.02am GMT | at 4.02am GMT |
| 3.50am GMT | 3.50am GMT |
| 03:50 | 03:50 |
| The government wins the second gag motion. Now they are voting to get on with the suspension vote. | The government wins the second gag motion. Now they are voting to get on with the suspension vote. |
| 3.48am GMT | 3.48am GMT |
| 03:48 | 03:48 |
| Government wins the gag, as expected. | Government wins the gag, as expected. |
| Labor’s Tony Burke jumps up to second the motion. | Labor’s Tony Burke jumps up to second the motion. |
| He can’t manage the parliament, the cabinet or the country. | He can’t manage the parliament, the cabinet or the country. |
| Christopher Pyne moves to gag. | Christopher Pyne moves to gag. |
| There is another vote on the gag motion. | There is another vote on the gag motion. |
| 3.46am GMT | 3.46am GMT |
| 03:46 | 03:46 |
| Shorten to Turnbull on Dutton. Dutton checks phone. | Shorten to Turnbull on Dutton. Dutton checks phone. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.52am GMT | at 3.52am GMT |
| 3.43am GMT | 3.43am GMT |
| 03:43 | 03:43 |
| This is the Labor suspension motion. | This is the Labor suspension motion. |
| That the House: | That the House: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.46am GMT | at 3.46am GMT |
| 3.41am GMT | 3.41am GMT |
| 03:41 | 03:41 |
| The government moves to gag Bill Shorten. The House divides on the vote. | The government moves to gag Bill Shorten. The House divides on the vote. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.46am GMT | at 3.46am GMT |
| 3.40am GMT | 3.40am GMT |
| 03:40 | 03:40 |
| Bill Shorten moves a suspension of standing orders on cabinet division, following the National party’s defection on the Adler gun ban. | Bill Shorten moves a suspension of standing orders on cabinet division, following the National party’s defection on the Adler gun ban. |
| 3.37am GMT | 3.37am GMT |
| 03:37 | 03:37 |
| The energy and environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, is asked about energy infrastructure and segues into ... ABCC. | The energy and environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, is asked about energy infrastructure and segues into ... ABCC. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.02am GMT | at 4.02am GMT |