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| AFP won't hand over seized documents until at least Friday – as it happened | |
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| The wrap | |
| And it is on that note that we leave you. | |
| What. A. Day. | |
| What did we learn? | |
| The AWU raids have the government in the hot seat, which I am not sure they were entirely prepared for. Labor batted away allegations they were attacking the integrity of the Australian Federal Police quite early, and their targeted question time strategy finished up turning the tables. | |
| Combine that with the revelations from Buzzfeed as the day was coming to a close and the government has just ensured this will roll into another day. | |
| And we’ll be there. You can expect myself, the Guardian Australia brains trust and Mike Bowers to be back with you around 8am, after a few strong coffees and maybe a vodka chaser. Because on Friday, we don’t only have the next instalment of the AWU federal court hearing, but we also get the high court judgement on the seven MPs with citizenship concerns. | |
| So what happens tomorrow? Your guess is as good as mine. At this stage, I am not sure anything would surprise me! | |
| Have a great night, make sure you get some rest, and if you need to reach me or Mr Bowers in the meantime, you can get us at @amyremeikis or @mpbowers or @mikepbowers. | |
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| at 8.54am BST | |
| 8.31am BST | 8.31am BST |
| 08:31 | 08:31 |
| The estimates hearing is devolving into chaos. | The estimates hearing is devolving into chaos. |
| “You’ll do anything to hide this, won’t you?” Murray Watt calls out. | “You’ll do anything to hide this, won’t you?” Murray Watt calls out. |
| Linda Reynolds suspends for the dinner break and Watt tells Michaelia Cash she can “read the Buzzfeed article” on the break. | Linda Reynolds suspends for the dinner break and Watt tells Michaelia Cash she can “read the Buzzfeed article” on the break. |
| This is going to go on all night. | This is going to go on all night. |
| 8.27am BST | 8.27am BST |
| 08:27 | 08:27 |
| Cameron: “Minister, on five occasions you have denied that any notice of the press came from your office ... Do you still deny that your office has had no involvement in notifying the press and do you still deny that you are not involved in that, and can you then give me any reason for why we should believe what you say, because it was either your office, the AFP or ROC, there is not much left. | Cameron: “Minister, on five occasions you have denied that any notice of the press came from your office ... Do you still deny that your office has had no involvement in notifying the press and do you still deny that you are not involved in that, and can you then give me any reason for why we should believe what you say, because it was either your office, the AFP or ROC, there is not much left. |
| Cash: I am not going to comment on stories from Buzzfeed that I have not yet read, but yes, I stand by previous evidence and I have said it to you on previous occasions. | Cash: I am not going to comment on stories from Buzzfeed that I have not yet read, but yes, I stand by previous evidence and I have said it to you on previous occasions. |
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| at 8.34am BST | at 8.34am BST |
| 8.23am BST | 8.23am BST |
| 08:23 | 08:23 |
| Doug Cameron gets his way after Michaelia Cash says she is happy to answer the question. | Doug Cameron gets his way after Michaelia Cash says she is happy to answer the question. |
| 8.22am BST | 8.22am BST |
| 08:22 | 08:22 |
| Doug Cameron is attempting to ask Michaelia Cash about the Buzzfeed story, and is being blocked by James Paterson, as not being part of the Fair Work portfolio. | Doug Cameron is attempting to ask Michaelia Cash about the Buzzfeed story, and is being blocked by James Paterson, as not being part of the Fair Work portfolio. |
| Linda Reynolds is telling Cameron and Labor senator Murray Watt they can wait until they get to the Registered Organisations Commission part of the evening. Which is being held up. | Linda Reynolds is telling Cameron and Labor senator Murray Watt they can wait until they get to the Registered Organisations Commission part of the evening. Which is being held up. |
| 8.14am BST | 8.14am BST |
| 08:14 | 08:14 |
| Journalists tell Buzzfeed they were called about AWU raids by minister's office | Journalists tell Buzzfeed they were called about AWU raids by minister's office |
| New from Alice Workman at Buzzfeed: | New from Alice Workman at Buzzfeed: |
| BuzzFeed News has spoken to journalists from two news outlets who say they received a tip-off from employment minister Michaelia Cash’s office ahead of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raids on the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU). | BuzzFeed News has spoken to journalists from two news outlets who say they received a tip-off from employment minister Michaelia Cash’s office ahead of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raids on the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU). |
| You can read her story here | You can read her story here |
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| at 8.35am BST | at 8.35am BST |
| 7.51am BST | 7.51am BST |
| 07:51 | 07:51 |
| Government MPs on the employment estimates hearing committing are asking Fair Work officials if they understand what certain legislation does, (literally their job to know that), reading legislation sections out to them and talking about submissions to an inquiry which are publicly available. | Government MPs on the employment estimates hearing committing are asking Fair Work officials if they understand what certain legislation does, (literally their job to know that), reading legislation sections out to them and talking about submissions to an inquiry which are publicly available. |
| Filibuster? What filibuster? | Filibuster? What filibuster? |
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| at 7.56am BST | at 7.56am BST |
| 7.44am BST | 7.44am BST |
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| The government is still filibustering in the employment estimates hearing. | The government is still filibustering in the employment estimates hearing. |
| “If I came back as soon as the news started, that should be OK?” Labor senator Murray Watt asks. | “If I came back as soon as the news started, that should be OK?” Labor senator Murray Watt asks. |
| He’s implying that the government members of the committee are attempting to push the Registered Organisations Commission hearing until after the 6pm news. There are suggestions they are trying to push it out to the dinner break, which would mean the committee wouldn’t get to it until after 9pm. | He’s implying that the government members of the committee are attempting to push the Registered Organisations Commission hearing until after the 6pm news. There are suggestions they are trying to push it out to the dinner break, which would mean the committee wouldn’t get to it until after 9pm. |
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| at 7.56am BST | at 7.56am BST |
| 7.28am BST | 7.28am BST |
| 07:28 | 07:28 |
| Everyone is waiting on the Registered Organisations Commission to front the employment estimates. They were scheduled to appear at 4.50pm, but it looks like the government is filibustering. | Everyone is waiting on the Registered Organisations Commission to front the employment estimates. They were scheduled to appear at 4.50pm, but it looks like the government is filibustering. |
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| at 8.04am BST | at 8.04am BST |
| 7.25am BST | 7.25am BST |
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| We haven’t spent a lot of time in the House today, outside question time, but the firearms trafficking bill is being discussed. Labor objects to the mandatory minimum sentences. So does Kennedy MP Bob Katter, who got quite incensed when justice minister Michael Keenan implied opposing mandatory sentencing was a “leftie” move. | We haven’t spent a lot of time in the House today, outside question time, but the firearms trafficking bill is being discussed. Labor objects to the mandatory minimum sentences. So does Kennedy MP Bob Katter, who got quite incensed when justice minister Michael Keenan implied opposing mandatory sentencing was a “leftie” move. |
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| at 7.33am BST | at 7.33am BST |
| 7.13am BST | 7.13am BST |
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| And then there is also this one: | And then there is also this one: |
| Tonight on reddit from 5:30 Qld time. Ask me anything.https://t.co/s0AGRfxFdw pic.twitter.com/xNtsnOeIut | Tonight on reddit from 5:30 Qld time. Ask me anything.https://t.co/s0AGRfxFdw pic.twitter.com/xNtsnOeIut |
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| We end the day with this alert, because of course we do | We end the day with this alert, because of course we do |
| Prime Minister @TurnbullMalcolm will launch the Betoota Advocate’s book ‘Betoota’s Australia’ at 5:20pm, Parliament House, Canberra #auspol | Prime Minister @TurnbullMalcolm will launch the Betoota Advocate’s book ‘Betoota’s Australia’ at 5:20pm, Parliament House, Canberra #auspol |
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| Oh, and he ends with a little warning to the NSW Liberals, regarding the Roseville ‘one member, one vote’ resolutions, interrupting host Ben Fordham to make sure he can get it in. | Oh, and he ends with a little warning to the NSW Liberals, regarding the Roseville ‘one member, one vote’ resolutions, interrupting host Ben Fordham to make sure he can get it in. |
| “This is make or break time for the NSW Liberal party ... early December ... and you know, there was the Roseville resolutions overwhelmingly carried by the biggest meeting of NSW Liberals in many, many years and it would just be, I think, appalling if those resolutions were thwarted by some machinations and exploitation of the rules. But let’s talk about it next time.” | “This is make or break time for the NSW Liberal party ... early December ... and you know, there was the Roseville resolutions overwhelmingly carried by the biggest meeting of NSW Liberals in many, many years and it would just be, I think, appalling if those resolutions were thwarted by some machinations and exploitation of the rules. But let’s talk about it next time.” |
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| at 6.50am BST | at 6.50am BST |