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| Nick Xenophon says media reform deal 'won't be happening today' – politics live | |
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| Employment minister Michaelia Cash held a press conference 10 minutes ago and Gareth Hutchens and a few other journos asked why government members did not join the standing ovation by the Greens, Labor and Nick Xenophon. | |
| Cash gave three versions of this answer: | |
| I believe the attorney general has made the position of the government clear, and that is all of us should treat each other with respect. | |
| Then she walked out. | |
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| at 7.27am BST | |
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| Derryn Hinch tells David Speers that Pauline Hanson’s stunt was disgusting and he said he was speaking as an atheist. | |
| Hinch does not think she should have been allowed in as a matter of respect but he thought president Stephen Parry was caught off guard like everyone else. | |
| I found it insulting and I am thrilled that so many people stood (for George Brandis). | |
| Hinch says this was not a version of the Tasmanian Liberal MP Bruce Goodluck, who dressed in a chicken suit for a dare. | |
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| Pauline Hanson told @JohnSafran last year she would "never wear a burqa". pic.twitter.com/9NV2Ke9tRe | |
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| Once again, Matt Hatter nails the political point of the story of the day. | Once again, Matt Hatter nails the political point of the story of the day. |
| @gabriellechan Senator Hansen draws attention to the evils of Freeway Construction. pic.twitter.com/LZAcLNXNfV | @gabriellechan Senator Hansen draws attention to the evils of Freeway Construction. pic.twitter.com/LZAcLNXNfV |
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| At the same time, the inquiry into the postal ballot has started. | At the same time, the inquiry into the postal ballot has started. |
| ABS says it was only told it would be managing a postal ballot on SSM on August 7. Ten days ago. | ABS says it was only told it would be managing a postal ballot on SSM on August 7. Ten days ago. |
| 6.39am BST | 6.39am BST |
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| Nick Xenophon says no deal on media reforms as yet | Nick Xenophon says no deal on media reforms as yet |
| It keeps spinning here. Nick Xen: | It keeps spinning here. Nick Xen: |
| We are extending an offer to the government and that we will continue to talk to them | We are extending an offer to the government and that we will continue to talk to them |
| He says they were hopeful of announcing some agreement today but that is not possible. | He says they were hopeful of announcing some agreement today but that is not possible. |
| He wants tax breaks for public interest journalism for smaller outfits earning up to $25m. | He wants tax breaks for public interest journalism for smaller outfits earning up to $25m. |
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| Now Pauline Hanson is on 2GB speaking about her stunt. | Now Pauline Hanson is on 2GB speaking about her stunt. |
| Isn’t it a shame that there are Muslim women forced to wear this? | Isn’t it a shame that there are Muslim women forced to wear this? |
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| George Brandis was just brilliant in the chamber. Just brilliant. Strongest I have ever heard him. | George Brandis was just brilliant in the chamber. Just brilliant. Strongest I have ever heard him. |
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| Pauline Hanson asked two other supplementary questions of George Brandis which he completed shut down. | Pauline Hanson asked two other supplementary questions of George Brandis which he completed shut down. |
| This was the first one: Is the attorney general aware that the burqa is not a religious requirement at all? My question is – will the attorney general then ban the burqa in this house for, in future, as a security risk and also the fact is the people of Australia have the right to see the face of a person they elect to this parliament and they are the person who is going to be making decisions in the parliament on their behalf? | This was the first one: Is the attorney general aware that the burqa is not a religious requirement at all? My question is – will the attorney general then ban the burqa in this house for, in future, as a security risk and also the fact is the people of Australia have the right to see the face of a person they elect to this parliament and they are the person who is going to be making decisions in the parliament on their behalf? |
| (I think what she was trying to say was, will you ban the burqa for members and visitors). | (I think what she was trying to say was, will you ban the burqa for members and visitors). |
| At that point, the president, Stephen Parry, stepped in. | At that point, the president, Stephen Parry, stepped in. |
| It is in the purview of the presiding officers, not the attorney general, to the purview of security in the Parliament House. We have determined if anyone enters the building with their face covered is clearly identified prior to entering the building. And I ascertained when you entered dressed as you were, I identified who you were. Attorney general, do you have comment you wish to make? | It is in the purview of the presiding officers, not the attorney general, to the purview of security in the Parliament House. We have determined if anyone enters the building with their face covered is clearly identified prior to entering the building. And I ascertained when you entered dressed as you were, I identified who you were. Attorney general, do you have comment you wish to make? |
| Brandis said no. | Brandis said no. |
| Then Hanson asked: If a person who wears a balaclava or a helmet into a bank or any other building or even on the floor of the court, they must be removed. Why is it not the same case for someone who is covering up their face and cannot be identified? Will the government make changes to these laws? | Then Hanson asked: If a person who wears a balaclava or a helmet into a bank or any other building or even on the floor of the court, they must be removed. Why is it not the same case for someone who is covering up their face and cannot be identified? Will the government make changes to these laws? |
| Brandis said no. | Brandis said no. |
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| I just want to bring you more detail of the burqa exchange. | I just want to bring you more detail of the burqa exchange. |
| When I reported that Penny Wong congratulated Brandis, she tried to make a short statement but Senator Hanson refused her permission. So she took a point of order to make the point anyway. | When I reported that Penny Wong congratulated Brandis, she tried to make a short statement but Senator Hanson refused her permission. So she took a point of order to make the point anyway. |
| Wong: | Wong: |
| My point of order is this, if I had the opportunity, I would move to congratulate the leader [George Brandis] for that statement. And all of us on this side of the chamber, there is one thing to wear religious dress as an act of faith and it is another to wear it as a stunt. | My point of order is this, if I had the opportunity, I would move to congratulate the leader [George Brandis] for that statement. And all of us on this side of the chamber, there is one thing to wear religious dress as an act of faith and it is another to wear it as a stunt. |
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| Lower house is voting now on the suspension of standing orders regarding Barnaby Joyce. | Lower house is voting now on the suspension of standing orders regarding Barnaby Joyce. |
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| By George! | By George! |
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| It was a shame George Brandis did not get a standing ovation from his own side. I suspect they were frozen, thinking through the strategic value or not of standing. Perhaps if a senior Coalition senator had sprang to their feet, the rest would have followed. | It was a shame George Brandis did not get a standing ovation from his own side. I suspect they were frozen, thinking through the strategic value or not of standing. Perhaps if a senior Coalition senator had sprang to their feet, the rest would have followed. |