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| Bob Katter says he will no longer guarantee supply and confidence to Coalition – politics live | |
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| This is so much utter nonsense - while Hipkins' questions were inappropriate, they were not the instigator. Australian media inquiries were https://t.co/AwLrMYSapk | |
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| Bob Katter withdraws agreement on supply and confidence to Malcolm Turnbull | Bob Katter withdraws agreement on supply and confidence to Malcolm Turnbull |
| Speaking to Sky, Bob Katter is critical of Malcolm Turnbull, who after the last election promised him an hour-long meeting at the beginning of this parliamentary term but looked at his watch and left after 25 minutes. | Speaking to Sky, Bob Katter is critical of Malcolm Turnbull, who after the last election promised him an hour-long meeting at the beginning of this parliamentary term but looked at his watch and left after 25 minutes. |
| I wanted and need certain things. I wasn’t delivered certain things. | I wanted and need certain things. I wasn’t delivered certain things. |
| The certain things included the Hell’s Gate dam, Indigenous land title, and Galilee rail project. | The certain things included the Hell’s Gate dam, Indigenous land title, and Galilee rail project. |
| He said he has no preference for Labor or Liberal but, after the last election, Labor was not in a position to form a government. | |
| Samantha Maiden asks, so you are no longer guaranteeing confidence and supply? | Samantha Maiden asks, so you are no longer guaranteeing confidence and supply? |
| Absolutely. Absolutely. It’s back to the drawing board. | Absolutely. Absolutely. It’s back to the drawing board. |
| This does not materially change things at the minute but, if the government loses a number, things could get interesting. | |
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| Independent MP Bob Katter says the rules as he sees them are pretty clear. Barnaby Joyce is a dual citizen, he just has to face a by-election. | Independent MP Bob Katter says the rules as he sees them are pretty clear. Barnaby Joyce is a dual citizen, he just has to face a by-election. |
| Katter also makes the point that the banking royal commission will be done, given the impending (in Bob’s mind) loss of the Turnbull government’s majority. | Katter also makes the point that the banking royal commission will be done, given the impending (in Bob’s mind) loss of the Turnbull government’s majority. |
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| NZ Labour leader confirms MP was asked by Australian Labor to raise citizenship | NZ Labour leader confirms MP was asked by Australian Labor to raise citizenship |
| The Coalition have been arguing all morning that the Australian Labor party asked the New Zealand Labour party to ask a question. | The Coalition have been arguing all morning that the Australian Labor party asked the New Zealand Labour party to ask a question. |
| AAP reports: | AAP reports: |
| The New Zealand MP responsible for setting in train the possible removal of Barnaby Joyce from parliament was asked to raise the question of dual citizenship by the Australian Labor party. | The New Zealand MP responsible for setting in train the possible removal of Barnaby Joyce from parliament was asked to raise the question of dual citizenship by the Australian Labor party. |
| The revelation by NZ Labour leader Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday has outraged the Turnbull government. | The revelation by NZ Labour leader Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday has outraged the Turnbull government. |
| Junior minister Michael Sukkar says the situation “stinks to high hell” while cabinet minister Christopher Pyne accused Labor of stooping to new lows. | Junior minister Michael Sukkar says the situation “stinks to high hell” while cabinet minister Christopher Pyne accused Labor of stooping to new lows. |
| “Clearly the Labor party are involved in a conspiracy using a foreign government, in this case New Zealand, the try and bring down the Australian government,” Mr Pyne told Sky News. | “Clearly the Labor party are involved in a conspiracy using a foreign government, in this case New Zealand, the try and bring down the Australian government,” Mr Pyne told Sky News. |
| NZ Labour MP Chris Hipkins, in a parliamentary question last week, asked the internal affairs minister whether a child born in Australia to a Kiwi father would automatically have citizenship. He’s yet to receive an answer. | NZ Labour MP Chris Hipkins, in a parliamentary question last week, asked the internal affairs minister whether a child born in Australia to a Kiwi father would automatically have citizenship. He’s yet to receive an answer. |
| Ms Ardern said she’d since asked her MP why he asked that question. | Ms Ardern said she’d since asked her MP why he asked that question. |
| “He’s been very clear: Yes, someone from the ALP put some legal question to him around citizenship, no mention was made of anyone’s name, no rationale for any particular case being pursued was ever raised,” she told radio NZ. | “He’s been very clear: Yes, someone from the ALP put some legal question to him around citizenship, no mention was made of anyone’s name, no rationale for any particular case being pursued was ever raised,” she told radio NZ. |
| “He asked the questions without knowing how that might be used and has made it very clear, in hindsight, had he known how it would be used, he would not have asked the questions.” | “He asked the questions without knowing how that might be used and has made it very clear, in hindsight, had he known how it would be used, he would not have asked the questions.” |
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| Mother of Pistol and Boo. | Mother of Pistol and Boo. |
| To comfort Mr. Joyce in his hour need, I have sent him a box of New Zealand's finest kiwi fruit (assuming this passes his biosecurity laws) pic.twitter.com/lQHJzMyXT9 | To comfort Mr. Joyce in his hour need, I have sent him a box of New Zealand's finest kiwi fruit (assuming this passes his biosecurity laws) pic.twitter.com/lQHJzMyXT9 |
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| Barnaby visits his ancestral lands. | Barnaby visits his ancestral lands. |
| Through the streets of your town- photoshop fakery from Dunedin @gabriellechan @GuardianAus @murpharoo #politicslive https://t.co/aFRYLbMuBA pic.twitter.com/kzGMVVeR2S | Through the streets of your town- photoshop fakery from Dunedin @gabriellechan @GuardianAus @murpharoo #politicslive https://t.co/aFRYLbMuBA pic.twitter.com/kzGMVVeR2S |
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| Dick Smith says he wants a tax on the wealthiest 1%. | Dick Smith says he wants a tax on the wealthiest 1%. |
| He says it’s totally ridiculous that there are no inheritance taxes and that billionaires can pass every cent on to their children. | He says it’s totally ridiculous that there are no inheritance taxes and that billionaires can pass every cent on to their children. |
| Smith also says Australia cannot sustain a larger population and he said Australia needs to cut immigration as our birth rate will ensure the population is replaced. | Smith also says Australia cannot sustain a larger population and he said Australia needs to cut immigration as our birth rate will ensure the population is replaced. |
| All of our problems in the world today are harder to fix with more people. | All of our problems in the world today are harder to fix with more people. |
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| FYI in Sydney, businessman Dick Smith is launching his $1m advertising campaign calling for a cut to immigration and an increase in tax on the rich. | FYI in Sydney, businessman Dick Smith is launching his $1m advertising campaign calling for a cut to immigration and an increase in tax on the rich. |
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| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| On Monday night on Lateline, the attorney general, George Brandis, issued a rebuke to people attempting to turn the marriage debate into one about freedom of religion, speech or political correctness (as Tony Abbott did last week). | On Monday night on Lateline, the attorney general, George Brandis, issued a rebuke to people attempting to turn the marriage debate into one about freedom of religion, speech or political correctness (as Tony Abbott did last week). |
| There is only one question in the postal plebiscite ... do you think the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. That’s the only question. It’s not a question about religious freedom. It’s not a question about freedom of speech. It’s not a question about political correctness. It’s about one issue, and one issue only. | There is only one question in the postal plebiscite ... do you think the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. That’s the only question. It’s not a question about religious freedom. It’s not a question about freedom of speech. It’s not a question about political correctness. It’s about one issue, and one issue only. |
| Brandis said that both the exposure draft he circulated last year and Liberal senator Dean Smith’s private member’s bill contained “extensive protections of religious freedom”. | Brandis said that both the exposure draft he circulated last year and Liberal senator Dean Smith’s private member’s bill contained “extensive protections of religious freedom”. |
| One of the points that people like Archbishop [Anthony] Fisher need to remember – if the Labor party were in charge of this process there wouldn’t be the protections of religious freedom that a Coalition private members or senators bill will guarantee. | One of the points that people like Archbishop [Anthony] Fisher need to remember – if the Labor party were in charge of this process there wouldn’t be the protections of religious freedom that a Coalition private members or senators bill will guarantee. |
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| Jacqui Lambie is asked about her dispute with her former chief of staff, Rob Messenger. | Jacqui Lambie is asked about her dispute with her former chief of staff, Rob Messenger. |
| She has confirmed to Samantha Maiden on Sky that she did take her staff to a sex shop, as Messenger alleged. | She has confirmed to Samantha Maiden on Sky that she did take her staff to a sex shop, as Messenger alleged. |
| What is stopping me from going in and speaking to those people in that business, as well as we were getting Christmas trinklets [sic]. We do this, we have pretty good morale in my office, it’s pretty open. There’s no doubts about that. We are like normal people out there ... we like to have a joke with each other. Everybody participated in those Christmas trinklets. That is quite clear. | What is stopping me from going in and speaking to those people in that business, as well as we were getting Christmas trinklets [sic]. We do this, we have pretty good morale in my office, it’s pretty open. There’s no doubts about that. We are like normal people out there ... we like to have a joke with each other. Everybody participated in those Christmas trinklets. That is quite clear. |
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| In July 18 ABC radio interview: Barnaby Joyce on Waters-Ludlam is just amazing https://t.co/B75JuNfLU1 pic.twitter.com/QZ7tUwFpsX | In July 18 ABC radio interview: Barnaby Joyce on Waters-Ludlam is just amazing https://t.co/B75JuNfLU1 pic.twitter.com/QZ7tUwFpsX |
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| News from the party room: | News from the party room: |
| PM to party: The Australian people elected this Govt, Bill Shorten wants to steal Govt by entering into a conspiracy with a foreign power. | PM to party: The Australian people elected this Govt, Bill Shorten wants to steal Govt by entering into a conspiracy with a foreign power. |
| He's going to call the police again isn't he? #AlwaysLaborsFault 🚓🚨😭 https://t.co/2thoxm2S2m | He's going to call the police again isn't he? #AlwaysLaborsFault 🚓🚨😭 https://t.co/2thoxm2S2m |
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| Malcolm Turnbull's former chief of staff appointed to NBN board | Malcolm Turnbull's former chief of staff appointed to NBN board |
| Here is the statement: | Here is the statement: |
| The Government has appointed Mr Drew Clarke AO PSM as a non-executive Director of the Board of NBN Co Limited (nbn) for a term of three years, commencing on 22 August 2017. | The Government has appointed Mr Drew Clarke AO PSM as a non-executive Director of the Board of NBN Co Limited (nbn) for a term of three years, commencing on 22 August 2017. |
| Mr Clarke has extensive experience having served in a range of senior government positions. He served as Secretary of the Department of Communications from 2013 to 2015, where he was involved in the large scale review and reform of the National Broadband Network (NBN) project and developed an in-depth understanding of the telecommunications market. | Mr Clarke has extensive experience having served in a range of senior government positions. He served as Secretary of the Department of Communications from 2013 to 2015, where he was involved in the large scale review and reform of the National Broadband Network (NBN) project and developed an in-depth understanding of the telecommunications market. |
| Mr Clarke also served as Secretary of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism from 2010 to 2013 where he made substantial contributions to public policy. | Mr Clarke also served as Secretary of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism from 2010 to 2013 where he made substantial contributions to public policy. |
| Mr Clarke also served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister from September 2015 to April 2017. | Mr Clarke also served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister from September 2015 to April 2017. |
| Mr Clarke is uniquely placed to assist the nbn Board as the rollout increases in scale and the company transitions from network construction to an operational business. | Mr Clarke is uniquely placed to assist the nbn Board as the rollout increases in scale and the company transitions from network construction to an operational business. |
| Mr Clarke’s extensive government and regulatory experience will enhance the Board’s capability through to the completion of the NBN rollout in 2020. | Mr Clarke’s extensive government and regulatory experience will enhance the Board’s capability through to the completion of the NBN rollout in 2020. |
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| Eleanor Ainge Roy, our erstwhile New Zealand correspondent, has been on the trail of Barnaby’s forebears. Here is the street. No evidence of a plaque as yet. | Eleanor Ainge Roy, our erstwhile New Zealand correspondent, has been on the trail of Barnaby’s forebears. Here is the street. No evidence of a plaque as yet. |
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| The other James Joyce. | The other James Joyce. |
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| Labor MPs may be open to challenge, says Pyne | Labor MPs may be open to challenge, says Pyne |
| Christopher Pyne is thinking about what to do about Labor and citizenship. | Christopher Pyne is thinking about what to do about Labor and citizenship. |
| He told AM: | He told AM: |
| I’m thinking about what to do because the Labor Party of course can say we’re supposed to take their word, Bill Shorten’s word, not a word that Julia Gillard or Kevin Rudd were capable of taking when they were the prime ministers of Australia. | I’m thinking about what to do because the Labor Party of course can say we’re supposed to take their word, Bill Shorten’s word, not a word that Julia Gillard or Kevin Rudd were capable of taking when they were the prime ministers of Australia. |
| If they haven’t got the evidence, they need to have their status clarified by the High Court. So all they need to do is produce the evidence that they are qualified to be in the House of Representatives, that they’ve renounced their citizenship successfully. | If they haven’t got the evidence, they need to have their status clarified by the High Court. So all they need to do is produce the evidence that they are qualified to be in the House of Representatives, that they’ve renounced their citizenship successfully. |
| To take Justine Keay, for example, she claims that she was still a UK citizen on the day of the election and received her information from the UK after the election that she wasn’t any longer, which is no different to the situation Malcolm Roberts finds himself in, in the Senate, for example, from One Nation. | To take Justine Keay, for example, she claims that she was still a UK citizen on the day of the election and received her information from the UK after the election that she wasn’t any longer, which is no different to the situation Malcolm Roberts finds himself in, in the Senate, for example, from One Nation. |
| We haven’t seen any evidence from Tony Zappia or from Maria Vamvakinou of whether the Greek or Italian governments have renounced their citizenship and the same for Susan Lamb from the UK, so the Labor Party needs to produce the evidence or the government will obviously consider its options. | We haven’t seen any evidence from Tony Zappia or from Maria Vamvakinou of whether the Greek or Italian governments have renounced their citizenship and the same for Susan Lamb from the UK, so the Labor Party needs to produce the evidence or the government will obviously consider its options. |
| Later, talking to Sam Maiden on Sky, he again warns Labor that they have citizenship questions to answer on their own side and may be referred to the high court, including: | Later, talking to Sam Maiden on Sky, he again warns Labor that they have citizenship questions to answer on their own side and may be referred to the high court, including: |
| Braddon MP Justin Keay | Braddon MP Justin Keay |
| Longman MP Susan Lamb | Longman MP Susan Lamb |
| Makin MP Tony Zappia | Makin MP Tony Zappia |
| Calwell MP Maria Vamvakinou | Calwell MP Maria Vamvakinou |
| He named them in parliament yesterday. Maiden asks him if it is appropriate to include Labor employment shadow Brendan O’Connor, reported in a list this morning as open to challenge. Maiden says, given O’Connor’s wife is undergoing chemotherapy this morning, is it appropriate? | He named them in parliament yesterday. Maiden asks him if it is appropriate to include Labor employment shadow Brendan O’Connor, reported in a list this morning as open to challenge. Maiden says, given O’Connor’s wife is undergoing chemotherapy this morning, is it appropriate? |
| Pyne says the question is unfair because he did not name O’Connor in the house yesterday. | Pyne says the question is unfair because he did not name O’Connor in the house yesterday. |
| Pyne says he does not know who will pay Barnaby Joyce’s legal fees but says it would be appropriate given he is “an officer of the government”. | Pyne says he does not know who will pay Barnaby Joyce’s legal fees but says it would be appropriate given he is “an officer of the government”. |
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