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| Peter Dutton's comments on Lebanese migrants 'loud, lazy disrespect', says Bill Shorten – politics live | Peter Dutton's comments on Lebanese migrants 'loud, lazy disrespect', says Bill Shorten – politics live |
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| 1.31am GMT | |
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| Just an update on threats against Labor MP Anne Aly. She talked about threatening emails. A quick look at her Facebook page reveals death threats. We are told police are investigating. | |
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| Coalition superannuation reforms pass the Senate | |
| I should have mentioned earlier, the Coalition’s superannuation reforms have passed the Senate with Labor support. | |
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| at 1.55am GMT | |
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| 1.22am GMT | 1.22am GMT |
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| Pauline Hanson does not turn up to Culleton meeting | Pauline Hanson does not turn up to Culleton meeting |
| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| Turns out the meeting between Rodney Culleton and Pauline Hanson was scheduled for 11:30 but Hanson never showed up. | Turns out the meeting between Rodney Culleton and Pauline Hanson was scheduled for 11:30 but Hanson never showed up. |
| The standoff (your office or mine) and political theatre continues and Culleton is off to Nationals bbq. | The standoff (your office or mine) and political theatre continues and Culleton is off to Nationals bbq. |
| 1.03am GMT | 1.03am GMT |
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| The backpacker tax debate has started in the Senate. | The backpacker tax debate has started in the Senate. |
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| at 1.18am GMT | at 1.18am GMT |
| 12.55am GMT | 12.55am GMT |
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| After some to-ing and fro-ing about whether Senator Rodney Culleton and One Nation party leader, Pauline Hanson, would meet last night or this morning, and whose office to meet in, the meeting is on now (at 11:30 on Culleton’s home turf). | After some to-ing and fro-ing about whether Senator Rodney Culleton and One Nation party leader, Pauline Hanson, would meet last night or this morning, and whose office to meet in, the meeting is on now (at 11:30 on Culleton’s home turf). |
| The meeting was called because Culleton was 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 meeting was called because Culleton was 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. |
| Culleton’s chief of staff, Margaret Menzel, told Guardian Australia this morning that Culleton intended to remain a One Nation senator, as “he’s been elected as a One Nation senator after Pauline Hanson chose him as a candidate”. | Culleton’s chief of staff, Margaret Menzel, told Guardian Australia this morning that Culleton intended to remain a One Nation senator, as “he’s been elected as a One Nation senator after Pauline Hanson chose him as a candidate”. |
| Menzel refused to comment on obvious signs of dysfunction such as Hanson summoning Culleton to her office through a piece to camera on the ABC. Culleton didn’t attend the One Nation partyroom meeting this morning. When asked when Culleton last attended, Menzel said: | Menzel refused to comment on obvious signs of dysfunction such as Hanson summoning Culleton to her office through a piece to camera on the ABC. Culleton didn’t attend the One Nation partyroom meeting this morning. When asked when Culleton last attended, Menzel said: |
| I couldn’t say. He has no ring through his nose ... I don’t know his every movement. He’s still managing to do his job – full credit to him. | I couldn’t say. He has no ring through his nose ... I don’t know his every movement. He’s still managing to do his job – full credit to him. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.18am GMT | at 1.18am GMT |
| 12.52am GMT | 12.52am GMT |
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| Nats MPs Andrew Broad brushed off Aly's death threats saying "yeah, I got some wedgies in school, so you know..." pic.twitter.com/08QJ4RagyY | Nats MPs Andrew Broad brushed off Aly's death threats saying "yeah, I got some wedgies in school, so you know..." pic.twitter.com/08QJ4RagyY |
| 12.51am GMT | 12.51am GMT |
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| Labor MP Anne Aly has recieved death threats over Dutton's Lebanese terror comments... despite not being Lebanese https://t.co/lZ69XEZ6CY pic.twitter.com/4o8yns05Ar | Labor MP Anne Aly has recieved death threats over Dutton's Lebanese terror comments... despite not being Lebanese https://t.co/lZ69XEZ6CY pic.twitter.com/4o8yns05Ar |
| 12.50am GMT | 12.50am GMT |
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| Tim Wilson accuses Tony Burke of "confected outrage" on race | Tim Wilson accuses Tony Burke of "confected outrage" on race |
| Former freedom human rights commissioner and Liberal Goldstein MP Tim Wilson is speaking on the race motion. This debate is in the secondary chamber, the federation chamber. | Former freedom human rights commissioner and Liberal Goldstein MP Tim Wilson is speaking on the race motion. This debate is in the secondary chamber, the federation chamber. |
| He suggests that Labor is using the motion – though he agrees with the basic principles – to score cheap political points. | He suggests that Labor is using the motion – though he agrees with the basic principles – to score cheap political points. |
| He describes other speakers (i.e. Tony Burke) as venting “confected outrage”. | He describes other speakers (i.e. Tony Burke) as venting “confected outrage”. |
| Wilson is going through Australia’s “generous” migration program. | Wilson is going through Australia’s “generous” migration program. |
| You can’t build public confidence and public support ... unless the public believes the borders are secure. That is what this government has achieved and it is one of its great legacies. | You can’t build public confidence and public support ... unless the public believes the borders are secure. That is what this government has achieved and it is one of its great legacies. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.02am GMT | at 1.02am GMT |
| 12.43am GMT | 12.43am GMT |
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| Tony Burke on race motion: I have no doubt Dutton's comments will win him votes. I don't care. | Tony Burke on race motion: I have no doubt Dutton's comments will win him votes. I don't care. |
| Labor’s MP for Watson, Tony Burke, is speaking to the race motion which was initiated by Labor. They want everyone including the prime minister to sign up to the motion which commits to a non-discriminatory immigration policy. | Labor’s MP for Watson, Tony Burke, is speaking to the race motion which was initiated by Labor. They want everyone including the prime minister to sign up to the motion which commits to a non-discriminatory immigration policy. |
| He says given Peter Dutton’s recent comments regarding the Lebanese Muslim second- and third-generation migrants, it is clear that not all MPs support the motion – that is a non-discriminatory immigration policy. | He says given Peter Dutton’s recent comments regarding the Lebanese Muslim second- and third-generation migrants, it is clear that not all MPs support the motion – that is a non-discriminatory immigration policy. |
| I have no doubt the immigration ministers comments will win him votes. I don’t care. | I have no doubt the immigration ministers comments will win him votes. I don’t care. |
| He said Dutton’s comments may win him votes but it will not make the job of security agencies any easier. | He said Dutton’s comments may win him votes but it will not make the job of security agencies any easier. |
| I don’t want there to be partisanship in a motion like this. | I don’t want there to be partisanship in a motion like this. |
| Burke said he brought it forward because he hoped it would be an almost unanimous statement from the parliament against a small minority such as One Nation. | Burke said he brought it forward because he hoped it would be an almost unanimous statement from the parliament against a small minority such as One Nation. |
| I want it to be true. | I want it to be true. |
| He acknowledges Turnbull did not back in the particular words of Dutton. | He acknowledges Turnbull did not back in the particular words of Dutton. |
| But he said you can’t equivocate on matters of race. Burke says you have to go back to the white Australia policy to find an immigration minister who talked about excluding a particular group. | But he said you can’t equivocate on matters of race. Burke says you have to go back to the white Australia policy to find an immigration minister who talked about excluding a particular group. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.01am GMT | at 1.01am GMT |
| 12.35am GMT | 12.35am GMT |
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| Bill Shorten: we don't call them second- or third-generation migrants, we call them Australians | Bill Shorten: we don't call them second- or third-generation migrants, we call them Australians |
| Shorten continues and refers to Cowan MP, Anne Aly, counter-terrorism expert. | Shorten continues and refers to Cowan MP, Anne Aly, counter-terrorism expert. |
| It is time for some leadership from the prime minister. It is time that the minister for immigration was brought into line. | It is time for some leadership from the prime minister. It is time that the minister for immigration was brought into line. |
| As the remarkable member for Cowan has said, the member for Cowan who was involved in driving WA Labor’s cyber-security strategy seven years ago, she said this morning, and I agree, “I am fearful that the minister for immigration’s comments will be used by an extreme view who would seek to harm the fabric of our society”. | As the remarkable member for Cowan has said, the member for Cowan who was involved in driving WA Labor’s cyber-security strategy seven years ago, she said this morning, and I agree, “I am fearful that the minister for immigration’s comments will be used by an extreme view who would seek to harm the fabric of our society”. |
| Second- and third-generation migrants are teachers, they are police officers, they are entrepreneurs, they are members of this parliament on both sides of the house. They serve in our hospitals and they serve in the uniform of our country. | Second- and third-generation migrants are teachers, they are police officers, they are entrepreneurs, they are members of this parliament on both sides of the house. They serve in our hospitals and they serve in the uniform of our country. |
| They raise children, they pay tax, they build communities, they coach local sporting teams, they create small businesses, they volunteer. They do as I say, sit on both sides of which chamber. We in the Labor party don’t start by calling them second- and third-generation migrants, we call them Australians. | They raise children, they pay tax, they build communities, they coach local sporting teams, they create small businesses, they volunteer. They do as I say, sit on both sides of which chamber. We in the Labor party don’t start by calling them second- and third-generation migrants, we call them Australians. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.59am GMT | at 12.59am GMT |
| 12.31am GMT | 12.31am GMT |
| 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Bill Shorten: Peter Dutton's comments were "loud lazy disrespect" | Bill Shorten: Peter Dutton's comments were "loud lazy disrespect" |
| Bill Shorten is warming up. | Bill Shorten is warming up. |
| All of these are reasons why the minister for immigration’s recent comments were so profoundly wrong. Suggesting it was a mistake to allow a generation of migrants to come to Australia more than three decades ago because of the crimes of a tiny handful of their grandchildren is not just ignorant and insulting, it is not just a denigration of people who have worked so hard and given so much to this country. | All of these are reasons why the minister for immigration’s recent comments were so profoundly wrong. Suggesting it was a mistake to allow a generation of migrants to come to Australia more than three decades ago because of the crimes of a tiny handful of their grandchildren is not just ignorant and insulting, it is not just a denigration of people who have worked so hard and given so much to this country. |
| The comments weren’t just a repudiation of the success of Australia, a nation made great by migration and multiculturalism. The minister’s comments, his ignorant comments, contradict and undermine and fly in the face of every briefing I have ever received from our security agencies who explain to us how best to counter radicalisation, about defeating extremism. | The comments weren’t just a repudiation of the success of Australia, a nation made great by migration and multiculturalism. The minister’s comments, his ignorant comments, contradict and undermine and fly in the face of every briefing I have ever received from our security agencies who explain to us how best to counter radicalisation, about defeating extremism. |
| Loud, lazy disrespect – wholesale labelling of entire communities for the actions of a tiny minority – aid and abet the isolation and resentment that the extremists pray upon. | Loud, lazy disrespect – wholesale labelling of entire communities for the actions of a tiny minority – aid and abet the isolation and resentment that the extremists pray upon. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.39am GMT | at 12.39am GMT |
| 12.28am GMT | 12.28am GMT |
| 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Bill Shorten goes through the changing global security setting. Then he moves onto the importance of an inclusive nation. | Bill Shorten goes through the changing global security setting. Then he moves onto the importance of an inclusive nation. |
| When I talk about our citizens, I am mindful one of the most powerful assets in the fight against terrorism doesn’t wear a uniform or wield a weapon. It is our united harmonious inclusive nation. | When I talk about our citizens, I am mindful one of the most powerful assets in the fight against terrorism doesn’t wear a uniform or wield a weapon. It is our united harmonious inclusive nation. |
| As the prime minister said so well in parliament only last month, terrorists and extremists want the wider Australian community to turn against Australian Muslims. He said the message to Australian Muslims is, “You’re not wanted here, you will never be accepted here, you cannot be Australian”. | As the prime minister said so well in parliament only last month, terrorists and extremists want the wider Australian community to turn against Australian Muslims. He said the message to Australian Muslims is, “You’re not wanted here, you will never be accepted here, you cannot be Australian”. |
| In this place, we have a solemn responsibility to counter that argument of the extremists to the extreme right and the extremists within the Middle East who say that being a Muslim citizen of this democracy is incompatible with their faith. We need to counter that argument, not amplify it. | In this place, we have a solemn responsibility to counter that argument of the extremists to the extreme right and the extremists within the Middle East who say that being a Muslim citizen of this democracy is incompatible with their faith. We need to counter that argument, not amplify it. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.36am GMT | at 12.36am GMT |
| 12.26am GMT | 12.26am GMT |
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| Bill Shorten speaks next. | Bill Shorten speaks next. |
| He thanks the government for keeping Labor informed, including former PM Tony Abbott. | He thanks the government for keeping Labor informed, including former PM Tony Abbott. |
| There are many issues that can divide this parliament, often deeply, all of us in this place on all sides share a common determination to keep Australia safe. We are all committed to ensuring our people, our institutions and our commercial enterprises are protected by the most up to date technology. | There are many issues that can divide this parliament, often deeply, all of us in this place on all sides share a common determination to keep Australia safe. We are all committed to ensuring our people, our institutions and our commercial enterprises are protected by the most up to date technology. |
| 12.24am GMT | 12.24am GMT |
| 00:24 | 00:24 |
| Turnbull: when we see extremist behaviour it should be called out | Turnbull: when we see extremist behaviour it should be called out |
| Malcolm Turnbull has gone through the government’s legislation on counter-terrorism. | Malcolm Turnbull has gone through the government’s legislation on counter-terrorism. |
| He finishes on Australia’s multicultural and inclusive society. This is the interesting bit, in the context of Peter Dutton’s comment. | He finishes on Australia’s multicultural and inclusive society. This is the interesting bit, in the context of Peter Dutton’s comment. |
| We are one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world. From the oldest human cultures of our first Australians to the newborn baby in the arms of its immigrant mother, we are stronger because of our diversity but that does not mean that we should be blind to or ignorant of the challenges our society face. When we see extremist behaviour, it should be called out for what it is. | We are one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world. From the oldest human cultures of our first Australians to the newborn baby in the arms of its immigrant mother, we are stronger because of our diversity but that does not mean that we should be blind to or ignorant of the challenges our society face. When we see extremist behaviour, it should be called out for what it is. |
| The prime minister gets a very large hear, hear from his own benches at that statement. | The prime minister gets a very large hear, hear from his own benches at that statement. |
| When we see vulnerability, it should be addressed by all Australians, by government, by business, by community. We all have a stake in this. It is the combination of our national attributes of security, diversity, freedom and the prosperity which they enable, that make us best-placed as a society to unite against terrorism and violent extremism. As I have said many times, the glue that holds us together is mutual respect. Mutual respect. The recognition that each of us is entitled to the same respect, the same dignity and opportunities. | When we see vulnerability, it should be addressed by all Australians, by government, by business, by community. We all have a stake in this. It is the combination of our national attributes of security, diversity, freedom and the prosperity which they enable, that make us best-placed as a society to unite against terrorism and violent extremism. As I have said many times, the glue that holds us together is mutual respect. Mutual respect. The recognition that each of us is entitled to the same respect, the same dignity and opportunities. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.35am GMT | at 12.35am GMT |
| 12.17am GMT | 12.17am GMT |
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| Turnbull says re the nexus between criminality and terrorism, a pilot of the national criminal intelligence system is underway in the Australian criminal intelligence commission. | Turnbull says re the nexus between criminality and terrorism, a pilot of the national criminal intelligence system is underway in the Australian criminal intelligence commission. |