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| One Nation cracks appear as Rod Culleton defends letter to judge – politics live | One Nation cracks appear as Rod Culleton defends letter to judge – politics live |
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| 9.52pm GMT | |
| 21:52 | |
| From our mates at AAP: | |
| Senator Culleton said he was “absolutely” happy to meet Senator Hanson and “the other boys” as well.“Nothing wrong with that, is there?” he said as he arrived at Parliament House.Asked whether he was happy to remain in One Nation, Senator Culleton said it wasn’t a question of whether he was happy or not.“When Pauline chose me as a candidate and I was committed to running as a senator I did it under the One Nation banner and I have principles,” he said.“Now whether the going gets tough ... I have to serve my team for my constituents because that’s how they voted me to parliament.” | |
| 9.49pm GMT | |
| 21:49 | |
| Gareth Hutchens | |
| Here is the full Derryn Hinch. | |
| Independent senator Derryn Hinch has confirmed that negotiations with the government over Paid Parental Leave could settle on 20 weeks. | |
| Compromise is not a word that was much in my journalistic career I would think over 50 years, but I’m learning in Canberra it’s a very important one. I’d hope that certainly - January 1 was far too soon to bring anything in - I was pushing for 22 weeks, and not starting until August 1. | |
| I’ve had long talks with Christian Porter [the Social Services Minister], I think we can get the government back to starting at maybe October 1, and at least get 20 weeks, so if you’ve got 14 weeks from your employer you get six weeks from the government as well. | |
| If we can get October 1, that means no woman who’s pregnant right now will be affected at all. That’s one of the things I was getting from people, from mother’s groups I met with in Melbourne, that they felt they’d had it sprung on them now and they’d already spent the money. | |
| 9.46pm GMT | |
| 21:46 | |
| Pauline Hanson has declined to answer questions about Culleton and her criticism of the Family Court after quickly departing an event | |
| 9.45pm GMT | |
| 21:45 | |
| Rod Culleton is trying to have breakfast but his adviser knocked coffee cups which crashed to the floor... pic.twitter.com/wXvC12yWim | |
| 9.43pm GMT | |
| 21:43 | |
| Housekeeping. | |
| The senate is where it’s at - as usual. Here is the government business we are expecting today. | |
| So we have super, followed by backpackers tax. Hard to imagine the senate getting past those two biggies in one day but there is the urgency of deadlines to focus the mind. | |
| 9.37pm GMT | |
| 21:37 | |
| Gareth Hutchens will have the full paid parental report in a minute regarding Hinch’s negotiations. | |
| 9.35pm GMT | |
| 21:35 | |
| Hinch says on paid parental leave, he was pushing for 22 weeks. He said after talks with social services minister Christian Porter he could get the government to back a start date of 1 October with at least 20 weeks. | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.38pm GMT | |
| 9.19pm GMT | 9.19pm GMT |
| 21:19 | 21:19 |
| Derryn Hinch supports the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) with some amendments. | Derryn Hinch supports the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) with some amendments. |
| I think by next week as a Christmas present, I think the government may go home with some sort of deal. | I think by next week as a Christmas present, I think the government may go home with some sort of deal. |
| Hinch describes the three Nick Xenophon team senators and himself as the “newly formed gang of four”. | Hinch describes the three Nick Xenophon team senators and himself as the “newly formed gang of four”. |
| He says we will see more cooperation between the four senators in future. He and Xenophon have pointed out that with four votes they can block any legislation. | He says we will see more cooperation between the four senators in future. He and Xenophon have pointed out that with four votes they can block any legislation. |
| 9.12pm GMT | 9.12pm GMT |
| 21:12 | 21:12 |
| Derryn Hinch has been on AM, he is keen to add protections for subcontractors (something we covered yesterday). | Derryn Hinch has been on AM, he is keen to add protections for subcontractors (something we covered yesterday). |
| He says the government was “good” on his auditors amendments for registered organisations and the whistleblower reforms which he and Nick Xenophon pushed for. | |
| I am encouraged by the government. | I am encouraged by the government. |
| He says the last crossbench didn’t have that sort of relationship with the government. | He says the last crossbench didn’t have that sort of relationship with the government. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.34pm GMT | |
| 9.02pm GMT | 9.02pm GMT |
| 21:02 | 21:02 |
| Liberal human rights committee members urge parliament to vote for lifetime ban in spite of report | Liberal human rights committee members urge parliament to vote for lifetime ban in spite of report |
| Joint statement of the government members of the joint parliamentary committee on human rights | |
| The government members of the joint parliamentary committee on human rights unreservedly support the migration legislation amendment (regional processing cohort) bill 2016 and encourage all members of the parliament to vote for the bill. The bill is critical to prevent people smugglers and their evil trade. | |
| The legal advice referred to in the report was not drafted by the committee members and represents one opinion. Reports the committee has found that the bill is not needed are inaccurate. As with most of the committee’s reports, the minister has merely been asked to provide further information. This is standard practice of scrutiny committees. | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.37pm GMT | |
| 8.53pm GMT | 8.53pm GMT |
| 20:53 | 20:53 |
| Rod, excuse me, I'm party leader.... | Rod, excuse me, I'm party leader.... |
| Good morning dear readers, | Good morning dear readers, |
| Pulling all the threads of Australian politics together today is a bit like mustering cats. | Pulling all the threads of Australian politics together today is a bit like mustering cats. |
| So I will keep it straight. | So I will keep it straight. |
| Rod Culleton has continued to live out his political career in the news, with this report from Josh Robertson: | Rod Culleton has continued to live out his political career in the news, with this report from Josh Robertson: |
| One Nation senator Rodney Culleton has been referred to police after a letter he allegedly sent to a Cairns magistrate prompted concerns in judicial ranks of a possible attempt to pervert the course of justice and threaten a judicial officer. | One Nation senator Rodney Culleton has been referred to police after a letter he allegedly sent to a Cairns magistrate prompted concerns in judicial ranks of a possible attempt to pervert the course of justice and threaten a judicial officer. |
| The Queensland attorney general, Yvette D’Ath, referred the matter to police commissioner Ian Stewart on Monday after the state’s chief magistrate, Ray Rinaudo, expressed concern the letter could trigger the offences. | The Queensland attorney general, Yvette D’Ath, referred the matter to police commissioner Ian Stewart on Monday after the state’s chief magistrate, Ray Rinaudo, expressed concern the letter could trigger the offences. |
| One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said she had no knowledge of the letter and had called for an urgent meeting with Culleton for him to “explain his position”. | One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said she had no knowledge of the letter and had called for an urgent meeting with Culleton for him to “explain his position”. |
| His leader Pauline Hanson wants to have a chat. She looked straight down the barrel of the ABC cameras in the marble hall in parliament and delivered the message. | His leader Pauline Hanson wants to have a chat. She looked straight down the barrel of the ABC cameras in the marble hall in parliament and delivered the message. |
| Rod, excuse me, I’m party leader, I expect you to come to my office … | |
| Last night Paul Karp reported that the Coalition-dominated human rights committee, chaired by Liberal MP Ian Goodenough, did not like its own policy for a lifetime refugee travel ban. | |
| The Coalition’s proposed lifetime refugee travel ban is a “severe and exceptional” measure and there is “no suggestion” refugees present a danger to Australia, a parliamentary committee has said. | The Coalition’s proposed lifetime refugee travel ban is a “severe and exceptional” measure and there is “no suggestion” refugees present a danger to Australia, a parliamentary committee has said. |
| The parliamentary joint committee on human rights, chaired by Liberal MP Ian Goodenough, said in a report released on Tuesday the ban appeared to have a disproportionate effect on people of certain nationalities and could be discriminatory. | The parliamentary joint committee on human rights, chaired by Liberal MP Ian Goodenough, said in a report released on Tuesday the ban appeared to have a disproportionate effect on people of certain nationalities and could be discriminatory. |
| The travel ban was proposed by the Coalition in October as a means to deter asylum seekers from coming to Australia. It would prevent refugees who were adults when sent for offshore processing on Manus Island and Nauru from ever visiting Australia, unless the immigration minister granted an exemption. | The travel ban was proposed by the Coalition in October as a means to deter asylum seekers from coming to Australia. It would prevent refugees who were adults when sent for offshore processing on Manus Island and Nauru from ever visiting Australia, unless the immigration minister granted an exemption. |
| The committee concluded it was “severe and exceptional” to impose the ban because it applied to “people who have committed no crime and are entitled as a matter of international law to seek asylum in Australia”. | The committee concluded it was “severe and exceptional” to impose the ban because it applied to “people who have committed no crime and are entitled as a matter of international law to seek asylum in Australia”. |
| Goodenough has released a statement and I will have that to you shortly. Talk to me, send me tips, factchecks and thoughts in the thread, or via Twitter @gabriellechan or Facebook. Mike Bowers @mpbowers is in the building. | Goodenough has released a statement and I will have that to you shortly. Talk to me, send me tips, factchecks and thoughts in the thread, or via Twitter @gabriellechan or Facebook. Mike Bowers @mpbowers is in the building. |
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| at 9.38pm GMT |