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| Nick Xenophon says media reform deal 'won't be happening today' – politics live | Nick Xenophon says media reform deal 'won't be happening today' – politics live |
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| APVMA launches review: why the delays? | |
| I missed this today. | |
| The chief executive of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), Dr Chris Parker, has commissioned an independent review of the agency’s operational performance to identify the underlying causes for delays in assessment and registration of agricultural and veterinary chemical products, permits and active constituents. | |
| As the ABC reported: | |
| It was revealed earlier this year that the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), which is tasked with making sure agricultural chemicals are safe, had recorded a big slump in the rate of applications for products being assessed and approved. | |
| The performance slump came amid an exodus of senior staff, with revelations one in five regulatory scientists had quit the APVMA, as it forged ahead with a controversial forced move from Canberra to deputy prime minister and agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce’s electorate. | |
| Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon called it a joke. | |
| My advice to Barnaby Joyce’s handpicked interim CEO is that he doesn’t need to waste taxpayers’ money on a review, he should just confront his boss about the mess he has caused. | |
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| Katharine Murphy reports: | Katharine Murphy reports: |
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| The monthly jobs figures were out today. Cash made these points in her statement. | The monthly jobs figures were out today. Cash made these points in her statement. |
| Today’s figures show: | Today’s figures show: |
| Total employment rose by 27,900 in July to a record high, of 12,201,400; | Total employment rose by 27,900 in July to a record high, of 12,201,400; |
| In the past 12 months, 239,300 new jobs have been created, three times as many than Labor’s last year in government. Of those, 197,700 were full-time; | In the past 12 months, 239,300 new jobs have been created, three times as many than Labor’s last year in government. Of those, 197,700 were full-time; |
| In the last seven months, full-time employment has increased by 153,200 – the largest increase in full-time employment over the first seven months of a calendar year since 2008; | In the last seven months, full-time employment has increased by 153,200 – the largest increase in full-time employment over the first seven months of a calendar year since 2008; |
| Female employment has increased by 124,600 over the past 12 months, to a record high of 5,677,100; | Female employment has increased by 124,600 over the past 12 months, to a record high of 5,677,100; |
| Youth unemployment has fallen 0.4 percentage points over the past 12 months | Youth unemployment has fallen 0.4 percentage points over the past 12 months |
| The unemployment rate was 5.6%, down from last month’s revised figure of 5.7%. The annual rate of employment growth of 2% is well above the decade average rate of 1.6%. | The unemployment rate was 5.6%, down from last month’s revised figure of 5.7%. The annual rate of employment growth of 2% is well above the decade average rate of 1.6%. |
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| A sharp-eyed reader has reminded me I did not bring the final vote on Labor’s suspension of standing orders against Barnaby Joyce. | A sharp-eyed reader has reminded me I did not bring the final vote on Labor’s suspension of standing orders against Barnaby Joyce. |
| The vote was lost 72-62. | The vote was lost 72-62. |
| Andrew Wilkie, Cathy McGowan and Rebekha Sharkie abstained. Bob Katter also didn’t vote but I am pretty sure he was not in the House. He doesn’t make it to a fair few votes. Only the three aforementioned crossbenchers were watching from the bleachers. | Andrew Wilkie, Cathy McGowan and Rebekha Sharkie abstained. Bob Katter also didn’t vote but I am pretty sure he was not in the House. He doesn’t make it to a fair few votes. Only the three aforementioned crossbenchers were watching from the bleachers. |
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| The Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi has again repeated his call for Malcolm Turnbull to prorogue parliament to sort out the citizenship issue. That would involve suspending parliament until the high court rules and any byelections can be held. | The Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi has again repeated his call for Malcolm Turnbull to prorogue parliament to sort out the citizenship issue. That would involve suspending parliament until the high court rules and any byelections can be held. |
| Bernardi tells David Speers of Sky that he has been told by staff members of members of parliament that their bosses are ineligible to sit in parliament and yet those same bosses have stood in parliament claiming to be eligible. | Bernardi tells David Speers of Sky that he has been told by staff members of members of parliament that their bosses are ineligible to sit in parliament and yet those same bosses have stood in parliament claiming to be eligible. |
| It is quite the accusation. | It is quite the accusation. |
| The only way this day can get weirder is if Malcolm Turnbull comes out to prorogue the parliament. | The only way this day can get weirder is if Malcolm Turnbull comes out to prorogue the parliament. |
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| Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon’s federal court case to get to see the Coalition agreement between the Nationals and the Liberals has been held over. No decision today. | Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon’s federal court case to get to see the Coalition agreement between the Nationals and the Liberals has been held over. No decision today. |
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| Penny Wong has put out a statement to thank George Brandis. | Penny Wong has put out a statement to thank George Brandis. |
| On behalf of all Labor senators, and of all fair-minded Australians, I thank the leader of the government in the Senate, Senator George Brandis, for his words today. | On behalf of all Labor senators, and of all fair-minded Australians, I thank the leader of the government in the Senate, Senator George Brandis, for his words today. |
| The sort of bigotry and divisiveness we saw displayed by Senator Hanson today has no place in our society. It certainly has no place in our parliament. | The sort of bigotry and divisiveness we saw displayed by Senator Hanson today has no place in our society. It certainly has no place in our parliament. |
| Today our parliament showed leadership when it was needed. | Today our parliament showed leadership when it was needed. |
| It is one thing to wear religious dress as an act of faith. It is another to wear it as a stunt. That can only give offence and divide. | It is one thing to wear religious dress as an act of faith. It is another to wear it as a stunt. That can only give offence and divide. |
| Nobody needs to defend Senator Hanson’s right to speak. The people that need defending are the people she attacks. | Nobody needs to defend Senator Hanson’s right to speak. The people that need defending are the people she attacks. |
| Leaders have an obligation to stand up for the people in Australia who do not have a voice and today the parliament did so. | Leaders have an obligation to stand up for the people in Australia who do not have a voice and today the parliament did so. |
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| The 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. | The 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: | 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. | 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. | Then she walked out. |
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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. | 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. | 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). | 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. | 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 | 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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