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| Coalition ministers attack protesters' 'disrespect' and call for investigation – as it happened | |
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| 6.20am GMT | |
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| Night-time politics | |
| I have to run so here is the results of a somewhat wacky day. While there was lots of colour and movement, there were not as many verbs as you would think: | |
| We will leave it there. Thanks to you dear readers and to my brains trust, Gareth Hutchens, Katharine Murphy and Paul Karp. | |
| Thanks to Mike Bowers for more work than you can ever see from the outside. | |
| I will leave you with some photos of the day. | |
| Goodnight. | |
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| at 6.25am GMT | |
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| Scott Morrison takes an attitude – more in sorrow than in anger. | |
| I’m not frustrated by Labor but they are just treating this as a political sport. | I’m not frustrated by Labor but they are just treating this as a political sport. |
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| at 6.03am GMT | |
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| Coalition will not return backpacker tax bill to house until crossbench support is clear | Coalition will not return backpacker tax bill to house until crossbench support is clear |
| The treasurer, Scott Morrison, says the government will not return the bills to the House and the Senate until he has clear support from the crossbench. | |
| The 15% is the rate. That is the rate that is reasonable. | The 15% is the rate. That is the rate that is reasonable. |
| So there will be no more compromises. | So there will be no more compromises. |
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| A new press photographer. | A new press photographer. |
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| The thing left hanging from today’s legislative events is: | The thing left hanging from today’s legislative events is: |
| Will the backpacker tax go back to the House and then back to the Senate today? | Will the backpacker tax go back to the House and then back to the Senate today? |
| Remember Leyonhjelm is over the line for the government. They would need one more number to get 15% through the Senate. | Remember Leyonhjelm is over the line for the government. They would need one more number to get 15% through the Senate. |
| When will the ABCC go back to the lower house for the congratulatory pics a la nailing the carbon price? | When will the ABCC go back to the lower house for the congratulatory pics a la nailing the carbon price? |
| Such as this one from 2014. | Such as this one from 2014. |
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| Parliament House security are clearly having a debrief after today's disruption in #qt pic.twitter.com/1LwZmQ6mKj | Parliament House security are clearly having a debrief after today's disruption in #qt pic.twitter.com/1LwZmQ6mKj |
| 5.13am GMT | 5.13am GMT |
| 05:13 | 05:13 |
| Reader Dave reminds Christopher Pyne: | Reader Dave reminds Christopher Pyne: |
| @gabriellechan has anyone reminded @cpyne of the 2011 anti-carbon-price protests during #QT? https://t.co/rrn5kuSKtd | @gabriellechan has anyone reminded @cpyne of the 2011 anti-carbon-price protests during #QT? https://t.co/rrn5kuSKtd |
| 5.12am GMT | 5.12am GMT |
| 05:12 | 05:12 |
| Steve Ciobo, trade minister, is railing against the protesters | Steve Ciobo, trade minister, is railing against the protesters |
| It’s a complete disrespect of public property. | It’s a complete disrespect of public property. |
| He says the damage will have to be paid for by taxpayers. If protests continue, he raises the prospect of other measures needing to be put in place. Like glassing off the public galleries. | He says the damage will have to be paid for by taxpayers. If protests continue, he raises the prospect of other measures needing to be put in place. Like glassing off the public galleries. |
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| at 5.23am GMT | at 5.23am GMT |
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| 05:04 | 05:04 |
| This is both disturbing and strangely compelling. | This is both disturbing and strangely compelling. |
| .@GChristensenMP is fond of whips. Here's a preview of Saturday's Good Weekend cover: pic.twitter.com/0EYcgDPfJt | .@GChristensenMP is fond of whips. Here's a preview of Saturday's Good Weekend cover: pic.twitter.com/0EYcgDPfJt |
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| Christopher Pyne: there may well be a trail of where the miscreants came from | Christopher Pyne: there may well be a trail of where the miscreants came from |
| The protest will be fully investigated by the parliament. | The protest will be fully investigated by the parliament. |
| I will just take you back to a statement by the leader of the House, Christopher Pyne, when the parliament resumed after the protest. | I will just take you back to a statement by the leader of the House, Christopher Pyne, when the parliament resumed after the protest. |
| On your statement on indulgence, obviously this is a very serious occurrence today. This is the most serious intrusion into the parliament since the riots organised by the ACTU in 1996, for which I was in the parliament. | On your statement on indulgence, obviously this is a very serious occurrence today. This is the most serious intrusion into the parliament since the riots organised by the ACTU in 1996, for which I was in the parliament. |
| In 1996, ACTU organised a barbecue on the lawns of Parliament House, which resulted in a riot and the invasion of the parliament. Those people who were in the parliament would remember it very well. A drunken riot. This is the most serious intrusion ... Obviously the members of the ALP don’t think this is a serious matter, is that right? Members of the ALP think it’s not a serious matter? | In 1996, ACTU organised a barbecue on the lawns of Parliament House, which resulted in a riot and the invasion of the parliament. Those people who were in the parliament would remember it very well. A drunken riot. This is the most serious intrusion ... Obviously the members of the ALP don’t think this is a serious matter, is that right? Members of the ALP think it’s not a serious matter? |
| Labor jeered and groaned. | Labor jeered and groaned. |
| I’d love to proceed without interruption, Mr Speaker. This is obviously a very serious matter. The intrusion of the parliament and the shutting down of question time which, of course, is a courtesy extended to the opposition, to the crossbenchers by the government. | I’d love to proceed without interruption, Mr Speaker. This is obviously a very serious matter. The intrusion of the parliament and the shutting down of question time which, of course, is a courtesy extended to the opposition, to the crossbenchers by the government. |
| Mr Speaker, as the speaker and as the person responsible for the House and the chamber, I would request that you conduct a thorough investigation because, obviously if people are signed in from the public to the building, and in many cases to the chamber, they are signed in by a member of parliament in which case there may well be a trail of where the miscreants who disrupted the parliament came from and I think it would be important to determine that. | Mr Speaker, as the speaker and as the person responsible for the House and the chamber, I would request that you conduct a thorough investigation because, obviously if people are signed in from the public to the building, and in many cases to the chamber, they are signed in by a member of parliament in which case there may well be a trail of where the miscreants who disrupted the parliament came from and I think it would be important to determine that. |
| The government would also like to know in terms of what action might well be taken in the future about this matter. On behalf of the government, I would like to apologise to the rest of the members of the public who came to watch Canberra today, to watch the parliament, had your question time disrupted. | The government would also like to know in terms of what action might well be taken in the future about this matter. On behalf of the government, I would like to apologise to the rest of the members of the public who came to watch Canberra today, to watch the parliament, had your question time disrupted. |
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| The previous question relates to Julie Bishop’s role as a lawyer, defending CSR against compensation cases over asbestos. | The previous question relates to Julie Bishop’s role as a lawyer, defending CSR against compensation cases over asbestos. |
| Question time is over. | Question time is over. |
| 4.36am GMT | 4.36am GMT |
| 04:36 | 04:36 |
| Things are getting willing in here. | Things are getting willing in here. |
| Tony Burke to the foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop: I refer to ongoing concerns about asbestos entering the Australian construction industry [by] illegal imports. Has the minister had any discussions with her international counterparts for a treaty to combat the trafficking of asbestos. If so, has the minister taken any advice on conflicts of interest? | Tony Burke to the foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop: I refer to ongoing concerns about asbestos entering the Australian construction industry [by] illegal imports. Has the minister had any discussions with her international counterparts for a treaty to combat the trafficking of asbestos. If so, has the minister taken any advice on conflicts of interest? |
| The question is flicked to the industry minister, Greg Hunt. He starts on Labor’s pink batts program. | The question is flicked to the industry minister, Greg Hunt. He starts on Labor’s pink batts program. |
| Tony Burke takes a point of order on evidence. | Tony Burke takes a point of order on evidence. |
| I can understand them not wanting to talk about the conflicts of interest. But that was the question. | I can understand them not wanting to talk about the conflicts of interest. But that was the question. |
| Burke yells something back and the government benches call on him to withdraw. | Burke yells something back and the government benches call on him to withdraw. |
| It was impossible to hear. | It was impossible to hear. |
| Bishop answers. | Bishop answers. |
| 'You wanna go outside with me and say that, boy?' - FM Julie Bishop yells to Tony Burke re a suggestion of conflict of interest #qt #auspol | 'You wanna go outside with me and say that, boy?' - FM Julie Bishop yells to Tony Burke re a suggestion of conflict of interest #qt #auspol |
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| at 4.47am GMT | at 4.47am GMT |