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| Marriage postal survey bill to be delayed until after court challenge – as it happened | Marriage postal survey bill to be delayed until after court challenge – as it happened |
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| That is your lot for the evening. It was a bit of a weird day. | That is your lot for the evening. It was a bit of a weird day. |
| The citizenship debate dominated the parliament in two veins. The Julie Bishop foreign collusion accusations aimed at Labor and the actual, what the hell will happen to Barnaby Joyce et al. | The citizenship debate dominated the parliament in two veins. The Julie Bishop foreign collusion accusations aimed at Labor and the actual, what the hell will happen to Barnaby Joyce et al. |
| The Liberal MP Russell Broadbent said that, when the US has finished its screening program, we should bring the remainder to Australia. It was a David Marr column that pushed him to the brink, he said. Enough. | The Liberal MP Russell Broadbent said that, when the US has finished its screening program, we should bring the remainder to Australia. It was a David Marr column that pushed him to the brink, he said. Enough. |
| The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, could not confirm whether Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf and two of his children had been killed in an airstrike, as per reports. | The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, could not confirm whether Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf and two of his children had been killed in an airstrike, as per reports. |
| Question time was dominated by the citizenship issue, with Julie Bishop refusing to back away from various claims about collusion between the ALP and NZ Labour. | Question time was dominated by the citizenship issue, with Julie Bishop refusing to back away from various claims about collusion between the ALP and NZ Labour. |
| A deal by One Nation to cut back the ABC and impose limits looks to be meaningless after Nick Xenophon – whose vote is crucial – said he would not cop the changes. A government deal with the Greens and Nick Xen is looking more likely but no promises made. | A deal by One Nation to cut back the ABC and impose limits looks to be meaningless after Nick Xenophon – whose vote is crucial – said he would not cop the changes. A government deal with the Greens and Nick Xen is looking more likely but no promises made. |
| The government lost a suspension motion in the Senate designed to censure Penny Wong over the discussions by her staffer with NZ Labor over Barnaby Joyce’s citizenship and a subsequent question by a NZ Labor MP. It failed when it did not win the support of Nick Xenophon, Cory Bernardi or the Greens. | The government lost a suspension motion in the Senate designed to censure Penny Wong over the discussions by her staffer with NZ Labor over Barnaby Joyce’s citizenship and a subsequent question by a NZ Labor MP. It failed when it did not win the support of Nick Xenophon, Cory Bernardi or the Greens. |
| That’s it, my friends, for the evening at least. The ABC is in the house, so tomorrow’s blog will be awash with Bowers’ pictures of MPs cuddling Bananas in Pyjamas. Thanks for your company and thanks to the brains trust, Gareth Hutchens, Paul Karp and Katharine Murphy. Mike Bowers was a brick as usual. | That’s it, my friends, for the evening at least. The ABC is in the house, so tomorrow’s blog will be awash with Bowers’ pictures of MPs cuddling Bananas in Pyjamas. Thanks for your company and thanks to the brains trust, Gareth Hutchens, Paul Karp and Katharine Murphy. Mike Bowers was a brick as usual. |
| Catch you in the morning. | Catch you in the morning. |
| Good night. | Good night. |
| Given his migrant background, it was interesting there was no reference by Peter Georgiou to his party’s ban on Muslims. | Given his migrant background, it was interesting there was no reference by Peter Georgiou to his party’s ban on Muslims. |
| Peter Georgiou finishes with a callout to the Australian Brotherhood of Fathers on the issue of domestic violence. | Peter Georgiou finishes with a callout to the Australian Brotherhood of Fathers on the issue of domestic violence. |
| The Brotherhood has this charter of sorts. The Brotherhood is campaigning for: | The Brotherhood has this charter of sorts. The Brotherhood is campaigning for: |
| Our policies relate to the main issues arising from the break up of relationships with children and reflect a common thread found among families dealing with access problems. | Our policies relate to the main issues arising from the break up of relationships with children and reflect a common thread found among families dealing with access problems. |
| Equal shared care on separation with mandatory enforcement. | Equal shared care on separation with mandatory enforcement. |
| Remove the CSA calculations and replace with a flat rate child payment. | Remove the CSA calculations and replace with a flat rate child payment. |
| Introduction of heavy penalties for unfounded abuse allegations. | Introduction of heavy penalties for unfounded abuse allegations. |
| Capped cost outcomes associated with family court access. | Capped cost outcomes associated with family court access. |
| Establishment of a family access tribunal for child access issues. | Establishment of a family access tribunal for child access issues. |
| Criminalise parental alienation as child abuse. | Criminalise parental alienation as child abuse. |
| Provide gender neutral access to crisis support. | Provide gender neutral access to crisis support. |
| The speech has ended with congratulations all around. | The speech has ended with congratulations all around. |
| Peter Georgiou has called for a national one-stop shop for prevention and intervention for gambling issues funded by a tax. | Peter Georgiou has called for a national one-stop shop for prevention and intervention for gambling issues funded by a tax. |
| Let me stress I am not anti-gambling. | Let me stress I am not anti-gambling. |
| Georgiou says he supports employing Australians while admitting he helped a Sri Lankan worker to emigrate to Australia who had work and family in Australia. | Georgiou says he supports employing Australians while admitting he helped a Sri Lankan worker to emigrate to Australia who had work and family in Australia. |
| He urges the Senate to support One Nation’s “progressive” education and training policy. | He urges the Senate to support One Nation’s “progressive” education and training policy. |
| He wants to stop foreign political donations. | He wants to stop foreign political donations. |
| He applauds tradies (like himself), saying who ever needs an archaeologist late on a Saturday night? | He applauds tradies (like himself), saying who ever needs an archaeologist late on a Saturday night? |
| Georgiou loves the cashless welfare card. He said in the town of Leonora, in WA, less than 60% of the 100 children attend school regularly. | Georgiou loves the cashless welfare card. He said in the town of Leonora, in WA, less than 60% of the 100 children attend school regularly. |
| The One Nation senator Peter Georgiou has started his speech – a classic migrant story, born of Greek migrants. Dad was an electrician and spent a lot of time working away. The senator also became an electrician. | The One Nation senator Peter Georgiou has started his speech – a classic migrant story, born of Greek migrants. Dad was an electrician and spent a lot of time working away. The senator also became an electrician. |
| His themes will include: | His themes will include: |
| a fair share for WA | a fair share for WA |
| keeping banks and multinationals honest | keeping banks and multinationals honest |
| education and training | education and training |
| stamping out political correctness in all its forms. | stamping out political correctness in all its forms. |
| Tory Shepherd of the Adelaide Advertiser reports that NXT senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore is attempting to bring on a marriage bill. | Tory Shepherd of the Adelaide Advertiser reports that NXT senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore is attempting to bring on a marriage bill. |
| Plans are afoot to bring on a debate on same-sex marriage, trumping the federal government’s postal vote plan. | Plans are afoot to bring on a debate on same-sex marriage, trumping the federal government’s postal vote plan. |
| Nick Xenophon Team senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore has found a sneaky opportunity in an omnibus bill listed for debate this afternoon. | Nick Xenophon Team senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore has found a sneaky opportunity in an omnibus bill listed for debate this afternoon. |
| The Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill contains a range of changes to different laws, including the Marriage Act 1961. The changes to the Marriage Act are technical but Senator Kakoschke-Moore can use the situation to move her own amendment to try to bring on debate, and possibly a vote. | The Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill contains a range of changes to different laws, including the Marriage Act 1961. The changes to the Marriage Act are technical but Senator Kakoschke-Moore can use the situation to move her own amendment to try to bring on debate, and possibly a vote. |
| Her amendment will have protections for religious freedoms. | Her amendment will have protections for religious freedoms. |
| She says she is hoping to save the $122m cost of the postal survey. | She says she is hoping to save the $122m cost of the postal survey. |
| The One Nation senator Peter Georgiou will deliver his first speech at 5pm. | The One Nation senator Peter Georgiou will deliver his first speech at 5pm. |
| Katharine Murphy reports: | Katharine Murphy reports: |
| The Victorian Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent has called for “genuine refugees” in offshore detention to be settled permanently on the Australian mainland once the US resettlement deal has run its course. | The Victorian Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent has called for “genuine refugees” in offshore detention to be settled permanently on the Australian mainland once the US resettlement deal has run its course. |
| Broadbent signalled his intention to break ranks with government policy in a short speech to parliament just before question time on Wednesday, saying it was “time for this parliament to act to resolve the situation on Manus and Nauru”. | Broadbent signalled his intention to break ranks with government policy in a short speech to parliament just before question time on Wednesday, saying it was “time for this parliament to act to resolve the situation on Manus and Nauru”. |
| The veteran Liberal, who has campaigned within the Liberal party and across party lines on behalf of asylum seekers, referenced a column from Guardian Australia’s David Marr as the prompt for him to call for a permanent resolution. | The veteran Liberal, who has campaigned within the Liberal party and across party lines on behalf of asylum seekers, referenced a column from Guardian Australia’s David Marr as the prompt for him to call for a permanent resolution. |
| In his speech, Broadbent quoted the opening of Marr’s piece, which was published last week: “If only Christians fought like this for refugees. Imagine if the Coalition’s big men of faith threatened to tear down their own government unless it brings home the wretches we’ve imprisoned in the Pacific. Surely there couldn’t be a greater service for Christ?” | In his speech, Broadbent quoted the opening of Marr’s piece, which was published last week: “If only Christians fought like this for refugees. Imagine if the Coalition’s big men of faith threatened to tear down their own government unless it brings home the wretches we’ve imprisoned in the Pacific. Surely there couldn’t be a greater service for Christ?” |
| Broadbent told parliament: “David Marr can be pretty hard when he writes. It comes out of his life experience and I accept that.” | Broadbent told parliament: “David Marr can be pretty hard when he writes. It comes out of his life experience and I accept that.” |
| The Liberal MP said he could not ignore the challenge he laid down. “I couldn’t walk past it. Eventually you come to a place in your time – as a former member once said – there’s a rubbish bin there, and it smells, and you can’t walk past it. | The Liberal MP said he could not ignore the challenge he laid down. “I couldn’t walk past it. Eventually you come to a place in your time – as a former member once said – there’s a rubbish bin there, and it smells, and you can’t walk past it. |
| Enough. El Shaddai. Enough. | Enough. El Shaddai. Enough. |
| Read the whole thing here. | Read the whole thing here. |
| The government is set to delay a bill to improve processes for the postal survey on same-sex marriage after the Greens and marriage equality advocates warned that passing it may undermine the high court challenge against the vote. | The government is set to delay a bill to improve processes for the postal survey on same-sex marriage after the Greens and marriage equality advocates warned that passing it may undermine the high court challenge against the vote. |
| Guardian Australia understands that the Human Rights Law Centre, representing Australian Marriage Equality and the Greens LGBTI spokeswoman Janet Rice in the challenge, has advised that passing a bill to set rules for the survey run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics could harm their chances in court. | Guardian Australia understands that the Human Rights Law Centre, representing Australian Marriage Equality and the Greens LGBTI spokeswoman Janet Rice in the challenge, has advised that passing a bill to set rules for the survey run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics could harm their chances in court. |
| Marriage equality advocates are to write to Labor, the Greens and crossbench warning them not to pass any bill prematurely. The Greens have already written to the government urging it to delay legislation. | Marriage equality advocates are to write to Labor, the Greens and crossbench warning them not to pass any bill prematurely. The Greens have already written to the government urging it to delay legislation. |
| On Wednesday the acting special minister of state, Mathias Cormann, told Guardian Australia: | On Wednesday the acting special minister of state, Mathias Cormann, told Guardian Australia: |
| The most likely timing for consideration of a bill to provide for additional legal safeguards ... to support the fair and proper conduct of [the survey] will be after the high court’s hearings on 5 and 6 September. | The most likely timing for consideration of a bill to provide for additional legal safeguards ... to support the fair and proper conduct of [the survey] will be after the high court’s hearings on 5 and 6 September. |
| On Friday the Cormann contacted Labor and the Greens, offering to extend electoral law provisions for authorisations of ads and banning misleading information, fraud, bribery and intimidation to protect the survey. | On Friday the Cormann contacted Labor and the Greens, offering to extend electoral law provisions for authorisations of ads and banning misleading information, fraud, bribery and intimidation to protect the survey. |
| At first the government suggested the bill could be presented to parliament this week. It has given the bill to Labor, which is considering its position, and crossbench parties. | At first the government suggested the bill could be presented to parliament this week. It has given the bill to Labor, which is considering its position, and crossbench parties. |
| No details of the bill are publicly available but Guardian Australia understands it extends basic electoral protections and goes no further. | No details of the bill are publicly available but Guardian Australia understands it extends basic electoral protections and goes no further. |