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| Turnbull speaks of mistreatment of First Australians to mark 50 years since referendum – politics live | Turnbull speaks of mistreatment of First Australians to mark 50 years since referendum – politics live |
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| Warrior Wong demolishes glass with bare hands. | |
| **CLEAN UP IN COMMITTEE ROOM**@SenatorWong assures #estimates she didn't break the glass pic.twitter.com/b8sN1qKn3P | |
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| The education debate continues in the lower house. | |
| It largely consists of Labor MPs reading out how much their local schools would lose if the Coalition’s school funding package goes ahead compared with Labor’s promised funding plan. | |
| Liberal MPs are arguing the plan brings the needs-based funding formula closer into line with the original Gonski report. | |
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| Birmingham: the media are mostly nice people but can be tricky sometimes. #auspol @gabriellechan | |
| Birmingham: "my favourite colour is... green". Not blue. Green. "I suspect it's because of the environment, trees, grass" @gabriellechan | |
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| Friend of the blog, Anna Vidot of the ABC, is reporting from the rural affairs estimates. | Friend of the blog, Anna Vidot of the ABC, is reporting from the rural affairs estimates. |
| Wow.HALF the prawns coming into Australia were infected with #whitespot, Dept Ag says its OperationCatti report shows. #estimates #auspol | Wow.HALF the prawns coming into Australia were infected with #whitespot, Dept Ag says its OperationCatti report shows. #estimates #auspol |
| This is based on what the Dept knew at the time, and "retrofits knowledge" they have now, #estimates was told. #whitespot | This is based on what the Dept knew at the time, and "retrofits knowledge" they have now, #estimates was told. #whitespot |
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| Birmingham: "it took me several tries to get into parliament". Try try try again! #auspol @gabriellechan pic.twitter.com/aBCXcJfMmo | Birmingham: "it took me several tries to get into parliament". Try try try again! #auspol @gabriellechan pic.twitter.com/aBCXcJfMmo |
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| Hey diddle diddle... | Hey diddle diddle... |
| Simon Birmingham reading on school visit to Queenbeyan Public School #auspol ping @gabriellechan pic.twitter.com/ZEE4m7ABdP | Simon Birmingham reading on school visit to Queenbeyan Public School #auspol ping @gabriellechan pic.twitter.com/ZEE4m7ABdP |
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| In the house, we are back to the school funding package. | In the house, we are back to the school funding package. |
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| This is weird. | This is weird. |
| While #estimates enjoys morning tea, let us ponder this: ~a TONNE of meat was seized from intl passengers at GoldCoast airport ALONE last yr | While #estimates enjoys morning tea, let us ponder this: ~a TONNE of meat was seized from intl passengers at GoldCoast airport ALONE last yr |
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| It really was a pretty amazing moment, having so many Indigenous campaigners here. | It really was a pretty amazing moment, having so many Indigenous campaigners here. |
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| Nice. | Nice. |
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| The fake refugee rev up was simply to keep the applications coming in, or rather to “keep the run rate going”. Thanks to Mark Di Stefano of Buzzfeed. | The fake refugee rev up was simply to keep the applications coming in, or rather to “keep the run rate going”. Thanks to Mark Di Stefano of Buzzfeed. |
| Using a cricket metaphor, Immigration confirms nearly all of the so-called "fake refugees" would have already lodged claims by this year. pic.twitter.com/VcLVECIV2N | Using a cricket metaphor, Immigration confirms nearly all of the so-called "fake refugees" would have already lodged claims by this year. pic.twitter.com/VcLVECIV2N |
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| Senator Pauline Hanson has popped up to ask questions at Ag #Estimates!! Rural Affairs committee is full of new faces today! #auspol | Senator Pauline Hanson has popped up to ask questions at Ag #Estimates!! Rural Affairs committee is full of new faces today! #auspol |
| Hanson: what happens to Aus cattle killed under halal certification.Dept says they're all stunned prior to slaughter. #estimates #auspol | Hanson: what happens to Aus cattle killed under halal certification.Dept says they're all stunned prior to slaughter. #estimates #auspol |
| Hanson says she's been advised cattle are alive when slaughtered.Dept points out stunned is alive, but unconscious. #estimates #auspol | Hanson says she's been advised cattle are alive when slaughtered.Dept points out stunned is alive, but unconscious. #estimates #auspol |
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| One of the referendum campaigners, Aunty Dulcie Flower, slipped next to a fountain at the ceremony in parliament house this morning. It is an easy mistake as there is a black moat around the base of the fountain on an otherwise white floor. Mike Bowers has also come a cropper twice in there before, once walking backwards. The deputy PM Barnaby Joyce was one of a number who came to her aid. | One of the referendum campaigners, Aunty Dulcie Flower, slipped next to a fountain at the ceremony in parliament house this morning. It is an easy mistake as there is a black moat around the base of the fountain on an otherwise white floor. Mike Bowers has also come a cropper twice in there before, once walking backwards. The deputy PM Barnaby Joyce was one of a number who came to her aid. |
| Mike Bowers checked on her and she said | Mike Bowers checked on her and she said |
| only my dignity is damaged. | only my dignity is damaged. |
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| Treasurer Scott Morrison is introducing the bill to increase the Medicare levy by 0.5% to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. | Treasurer Scott Morrison is introducing the bill to increase the Medicare levy by 0.5% to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. |
| Morrison has said all the money will go towards the NDIS. He says Labor has failed to support the “shared responsibility”, given Labor is only supporting the rise for those on incomes above $87,000. | Morrison has said all the money will go towards the NDIS. He says Labor has failed to support the “shared responsibility”, given Labor is only supporting the rise for those on incomes above $87,000. |
| He says Labor is not putting the money towards the NDIS. (I think this claim is on the basis that Labor says it was fully funded when they left office.) | He says Labor is not putting the money towards the NDIS. (I think this claim is on the basis that Labor says it was fully funded when they left office.) |
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