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| Labor targets bank tax and school funding in question time – as it happened | Labor targets bank tax and school funding in question time – as it happened |
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| The day started marking 20 years of the Bringing Them Home report into the stolen generations. | The day started marking 20 years of the Bringing Them Home report into the stolen generations. |
| It moved on to school funding when the education minister, Simon Birmingham, warned the sections of the Catholic education system he would not be backing down on Gonski 2.0. | It moved on to school funding when the education minister, Simon Birmingham, warned the sections of the Catholic education system he would not be backing down on Gonski 2.0. |
| A Guardian Essential poll showed no budget bounce for the Coalition, and Labor retained its two-party-preferred lead 46-54. | A Guardian Essential poll showed no budget bounce for the Coalition, and Labor retained its two-party-preferred lead 46-54. |
| A Queensland Labor government split over Adani’s royalties is causing angst and Adani has put off its decision over whether to invest pending resolution. The resources minister, Matt Canavan, says royalty holidays are just like rent free periods to get someone in the door. | A Queensland Labor government split over Adani’s royalties is causing angst and Adani has put off its decision over whether to invest pending resolution. The resources minister, Matt Canavan, says royalty holidays are just like rent free periods to get someone in the door. |
| The Labor senator Lisa Singh says actually the Adani coalmine would be a huge mistake for the country. Labor’s official posi is it supports the mine but not the loan for the railway. | The Labor senator Lisa Singh says actually the Adani coalmine would be a huge mistake for the country. Labor’s official posi is it supports the mine but not the loan for the railway. |
| In question time, Labor concentrated on how much tax revenue the bank levy would raise and Gonski funding. The Coalition concentrated on Labor’s failure to back the Medicare levy rise for the NDIS. | In question time, Labor concentrated on how much tax revenue the bank levy would raise and Gonski funding. The Coalition concentrated on Labor’s failure to back the Medicare levy rise for the NDIS. |
| Thanks to the brainy trust, Paul Karp, Katharine Murphy and Gareth Hutchens. Mike Bowers will have to bathe his clicking finger in unguents. | Thanks to the brainy trust, Paul Karp, Katharine Murphy and Gareth Hutchens. Mike Bowers will have to bathe his clicking finger in unguents. |
| We will wander off into the night and see you on the morrow. | We will wander off into the night and see you on the morrow. |
| Good night. | Good night. |
| Murph has been busy. Labor senator Lisa Singh has departed from the script. | Murph has been busy. Labor senator Lisa Singh has departed from the script. |
| The federal Labor senator Lisa Singh has said the Adani coalmine would be “a huge mistake for this country” in a departure from the official Labor position. The opposition maintains the controversial project can proceed on its merits, but without any government support. | The federal Labor senator Lisa Singh has said the Adani coalmine would be “a huge mistake for this country” in a departure from the official Labor position. The opposition maintains the controversial project can proceed on its merits, but without any government support. |
| Singh, a left-leaning Tasmanian senator, told Guardian Australia on Tuesday the coal project had absolutely no merit. | Singh, a left-leaning Tasmanian senator, told Guardian Australia on Tuesday the coal project had absolutely no merit. |
| Katharine Murphy reports: | Katharine Murphy reports: |
| Tim Watts’ motion was supported by Liberal Russell Broadbent and the Nat’s Andrew Broad. | Tim Watts’ motion was supported by Liberal Russell Broadbent and the Nat’s Andrew Broad. |
| Victorian National party MP Andrew Broad seconded the Watts motion, telling parliament lived experience in his electorate of Mallee suggested sponsored refugees not only boosted economic activity but were also good for the soul of communities. | Victorian National party MP Andrew Broad seconded the Watts motion, telling parliament lived experience in his electorate of Mallee suggested sponsored refugees not only boosted economic activity but were also good for the soul of communities. |
| “I really think this needs a push along,” Broad said. | “I really think this needs a push along,” Broad said. |
| Broad said he had recently read a book about the origins of the Holocaust and the history had brought home to him the requirement for political leaders to deal properly with refugees and “take their population on the journey”. | Broad said he had recently read a book about the origins of the Holocaust and the history had brought home to him the requirement for political leaders to deal properly with refugees and “take their population on the journey”. |
| Broad said in the community of Nhill, in western Victoria, a sponsored refugee program had “not only brought a labour force into the town, it’s changed the culture of the town, it’s opened the hearts of the people in the town”. | Broad said in the community of Nhill, in western Victoria, a sponsored refugee program had “not only brought a labour force into the town, it’s changed the culture of the town, it’s opened the hearts of the people in the town”. |
| It has actually worked. And so what I say to people when they are a little bit apprehensive about Australia taking more refugees, it’s really about what are the services we are going to provide, what communities are we going to put in and how are we going to integrate people into our community. These are beautiful people. I am so proud of humble country folk who are being part of the solution. We can do this, we can replicate this in many towns across Australia and it will bring so much good. | It has actually worked. And so what I say to people when they are a little bit apprehensive about Australia taking more refugees, it’s really about what are the services we are going to provide, what communities are we going to put in and how are we going to integrate people into our community. These are beautiful people. I am so proud of humble country folk who are being part of the solution. We can do this, we can replicate this in many towns across Australia and it will bring so much good. |
| Lovely bipartisan statement remembering the stolen generations, recognising the importance of the apology and calling on all governments to work towards addressing issues left unresolved from the Bringing Them Home report recommendations. | Lovely bipartisan statement remembering the stolen generations, recognising the importance of the apology and calling on all governments to work towards addressing issues left unresolved from the Bringing Them Home report recommendations. |
| Listen to @KenWyattMP & @LindaBurneyMP reflect on today's #BTH20 launch & back to 1997 Bringing Them Home report: https://t.co/te6xzmbpAx | Listen to @KenWyattMP & @LindaBurneyMP reflect on today's #BTH20 launch & back to 1997 Bringing Them Home report: https://t.co/te6xzmbpAx |
| The house came back briefly after the matter of public importance to vote on the corrupting benefits amendment by Greens MP Adam Bandt. | The house came back briefly after the matter of public importance to vote on the corrupting benefits amendment by Greens MP Adam Bandt. |
| The corrupting benefits bill outlaws payments to union officials to trade away pay and conditions for money. | The corrupting benefits bill outlaws payments to union officials to trade away pay and conditions for money. |
| Labor don’t like the bill and so they are are trying to gut the bill to strike out the penalty rates decision by the Fair Work Commission. | Labor don’t like the bill and so they are are trying to gut the bill to strike out the penalty rates decision by the Fair Work Commission. |
| Bandt was trying to amend the bill to essentially to call on the government to establish a national Independent Commission Against Corruption. Ie. if you are so worried about corruption, establish a national Icac. | Bandt was trying to amend the bill to essentially to call on the government to establish a national Independent Commission Against Corruption. Ie. if you are so worried about corruption, establish a national Icac. |
| Labor, the Coalition and Rebekha Sharkie voted against the national Icac amendment. | Labor, the Coalition and Rebekha Sharkie voted against the national Icac amendment. |
| Bandt, Andrew Wilkie and Cathy McGowan voted for a national Icac. | Bandt, Andrew Wilkie and Cathy McGowan voted for a national Icac. |