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| Attempts to censure David Leyonhjelm begin in Senate – politics live | |
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| David Leyonhjelm’s opening words: | |
| “What exactly is the Senate being asked to censure? On the afternoon of June the 28th, Senator Hanson-Young made an interjection, I made an interjection in reply. Senator Hanson-Young then approached me and made a face to face comment, I made a reply. | |
| “So there were four statements in the Senate. | |
| “We should know which of these four statements the Senate is being asked to censure. Let’s start with the original interjection. | |
| “Senator Hinch, no supporter of mine on this issue, tweeted on the night of the second of July that Senator Hanson-Young said something like women wouldn’t need to have the spray if men weren’t rapists. If you don’t think those words are objectionable, then insert a reference to another group of people instead of men and see what it sounds like. | |
| “Would it be OK to say women wouldn’t need pepper spray if blacks weren’t rapists? Would it be OK to say women wouldn’t need pepper spray if Muslims weren’t rapists? | |
| “Interrogation of Senator Hanson-Young’s original interjection has been sadly lacking. Senator Hanson-Young has not acknowledged what she said and not one journalist in this country has asked to Senator Hanson-Young what she said | |
| “All we have had is Senator Hanson-Young denying my claim that she said something to the effect that all men are rapists. | |
| “The failure of journalists to ask Senator Hanson-Young what she actually said is a sad indictment of journalism and modern culture. | |
| “Senator Hanson-Young’s failure to outline what she said also reflects poorly on her it indicates an unwillingness to stand by her comments and be a person of her word. | |
| “To inform this censure motion, I request Senator Hanson-Young finally outline her original interjection. let’s not rely on my recollection of what Senator Hanson-Young said, nor on Senator Hinch’s recollection. That would be mad. Let’s hear it from her. | |
| “I was scorned in the media for not recounting Senator Hanson-Young’s verbatim. If Senator Hanson-Young is unable to recount her words exactly, I trust she will be held to the same standard.” | |
| David Leyonhjelm wants to give a seven-minute statement. | |
| Labor agrees. | |
| He begins by asking “what exactly is the Senate being asked to censure?” | |
| There is just a bit of debate over whether it is sub judice or not to have this motion, given that Sarah Hanson Young has launched legal action against Leyonhjelm. | |
| How Mike Bowers saw QT: | |
| The Senate is coming up to the censure motion the Greens are putting up against David Leyonhjelm over his comments regarding Sarah Hanson-Young. | The Senate is coming up to the censure motion the Greens are putting up against David Leyonhjelm over his comments regarding Sarah Hanson-Young. |
| Annnnnd … Barry O’Sullivan has crossed the floor again to support Cory Bernardi’s motion coming to a vote: | Annnnnd … Barry O’Sullivan has crossed the floor again to support Cory Bernardi’s motion coming to a vote: |
| To move that the Senate — | To move that the Senate — |
| (a) notes that the United States of America has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement; and | (a) notes that the United States of America has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement; and |
| (b) calls upon the Australian government to also withdraw from the agreement, and cease taking any steps towards enacting at law or by policy any steps towards the agreement’s targets. | (b) calls upon the Australian government to also withdraw from the agreement, and cease taking any steps towards enacting at law or by policy any steps towards the agreement’s targets. |
| An important reminder to State Labor from Federal Labor when Mark Butler said today about the #NEG, “The Labor states are not dealing with the targets question, they're dealing with design of the investment framework." | An important reminder to State Labor from Federal Labor when Mark Butler said today about the #NEG, “The Labor states are not dealing with the targets question, they're dealing with design of the investment framework." |
| A despatch from Julie Bishop’s office: | A despatch from Julie Bishop’s office: |
| Today I launch the nation’s first ever review of soft power to ensure Australia remains a persuasive voice in our region. | Today I launch the nation’s first ever review of soft power to ensure Australia remains a persuasive voice in our region. |
| Soft power is the ability to influence the behaviour or thinking of others through the power of ideas and attraction. By leveraging our soft power strengths, we can advance Australia’s global reputation and prosperity. | Soft power is the ability to influence the behaviour or thinking of others through the power of ideas and attraction. By leveraging our soft power strengths, we can advance Australia’s global reputation and prosperity. |
| These strengths include our economy, multicultural society, world-class education system and sporting prowess, as well as our attractive lifestyle, values, culture, and reputation as a reliable partner, a trusted friend, and a nation of friendly and enterprising people. | These strengths include our economy, multicultural society, world-class education system and sporting prowess, as well as our attractive lifestyle, values, culture, and reputation as a reliable partner, a trusted friend, and a nation of friendly and enterprising people. |
| Australia starts from a position of strength in global surveys of soft power, but there is always more we can do to strengthen our relationships, standing and influence in the world. | Australia starts from a position of strength in global surveys of soft power, but there is always more we can do to strengthen our relationships, standing and influence in the world. |
| It is the right time to start a national conversation about the character of Australia’s influence, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. We must keep pace with rapid globalisation and digital connectivity in order to cut through the crowded marketplace of ideas. | It is the right time to start a national conversation about the character of Australia’s influence, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. We must keep pace with rapid globalisation and digital connectivity in order to cut through the crowded marketplace of ideas. |
| I encourage industry, academia and the non-government sector, as important soft power actors, to be involved in the review. Details on how to make a submission are available at www.dfat.gov.au/softpower. | I encourage industry, academia and the non-government sector, as important soft power actors, to be involved in the review. Details on how to make a submission are available at www.dfat.gov.au/softpower. |
| The review is a commitment of the Australian Government’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper. | The review is a commitment of the Australian Government’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper. |
| Brian Burston has put up a motion for a vote which has the support of Barry O’Sullivan, who I am told has crossed the floor to support it. | Brian Burston has put up a motion for a vote which has the support of Barry O’Sullivan, who I am told has crossed the floor to support it. |
| Big Baz is going to enjoy the freedom these last few months in the Senate will bring, me thinks. | Big Baz is going to enjoy the freedom these last few months in the Senate will bring, me thinks. |
| Here is what Burston wants the Senate to note: | Here is what Burston wants the Senate to note: |
| (that) | (that) |
| (i) Coles is still advertising $1 per litre milk, and Woolworths $1 per litre milk is shown as temporarily unavailable, | (i) Coles is still advertising $1 per litre milk, and Woolworths $1 per litre milk is shown as temporarily unavailable, |
| (ii) both Coles and Woolworths have exerted downward prices on dairy farmers for many years which has damaged the financial resilience of Australian dairy farmers, | (ii) both Coles and Woolworths have exerted downward prices on dairy farmers for many years which has damaged the financial resilience of Australian dairy farmers, |
| (iii) many dairy farms are family operations which involve long work hours, | (iii) many dairy farms are family operations which involve long work hours, |
| (iv) as dairy farmers are obligated to lock in forward milk sale prices, these forward prices are effectively capped by the pressure exerted by Coles and Woolworths, | (iv) as dairy farmers are obligated to lock in forward milk sale prices, these forward prices are effectively capped by the pressure exerted by Coles and Woolworths, |
| (v) these forward prices could not contemplate the drastic increase in the cost of hay, wheat and other feed products for the dairy cattle, and | (v) these forward prices could not contemplate the drastic increase in the cost of hay, wheat and other feed products for the dairy cattle, and |
| (vi) what Australia grows, grows Australia; | (vi) what Australia grows, grows Australia; |
| and | and |
| (b) calls on Coles and Woolworths to: | (b) calls on Coles and Woolworths to: |
| (i) increase the price of milk to their customers by 20 cents per litre for the full period of the impacts of drought on feed prices, and | (i) increase the price of milk to their customers by 20 cents per litre for the full period of the impacts of drought on feed prices, and |
| (ii) pass the full price increase onto dairy farmers. | (ii) pass the full price increase onto dairy farmers. |
| The Nationals leaders and Matt Canavan are talking up their support for the Neg, which they say will do all the things they want it to – lower prices and give network security. | The Nationals leaders and Matt Canavan are talking up their support for the Neg, which they say will do all the things they want it to – lower prices and give network security. |
| This is also happening | This is also happening |
| Craig Kelly appears to be arguing, simultaneously, that NEG targets for emissions and reliability are modest *and* it is a huge change. | Craig Kelly appears to be arguing, simultaneously, that NEG targets for emissions and reliability are modest *and* it is a huge change. |
| Kristina Keneally has made a habit of updating her Twitter bio (during the Bennelong byelection, she reminded us she knew how to use a phone, after John Alexander was pictured holding a phone which wasn’t plugged in) and here’s the latest: | Kristina Keneally has made a habit of updating her Twitter bio (during the Bennelong byelection, she reminded us she knew how to use a phone, after John Alexander was pictured holding a phone which wasn’t plugged in) and here’s the latest: |
| Best Twitter bio ever @KKeneally pic.twitter.com/MGNfP56Wi7 | Best Twitter bio ever @KKeneally pic.twitter.com/MGNfP56Wi7 |
| It’s a niche market, but I am here for it. | It’s a niche market, but I am here for it. |
| I have known this man for many years and I can tell you, he absolutely fricking loved being able to do this: (it is Steve Dickson, the Queensland leader of One Nation, in case you were wondering. You wouldn’t have seen him lately, because he left the LNP to join One Nation and lost his Sunshine Coast seat in the Queensland election. Looks like he is keeping busy though, which is good to see.) | I have known this man for many years and I can tell you, he absolutely fricking loved being able to do this: (it is Steve Dickson, the Queensland leader of One Nation, in case you were wondering. You wouldn’t have seen him lately, because he left the LNP to join One Nation and lost his Sunshine Coast seat in the Queensland election. Looks like he is keeping busy though, which is good to see.) |
| This campaign video from One Nation is the funniest thing I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/QPca3ja1Gn | This campaign video from One Nation is the funniest thing I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/QPca3ja1Gn |
| Craig Laundy finished question time on this dixer – and here’s the statement: | Craig Laundy finished question time on this dixer – and here’s the statement: |
| Minister for small and family business, the workplace and deregulation, Craig Laundy, says it’s time Bill Shorten cut his ties with the law-breaking CFMEU. | Minister for small and family business, the workplace and deregulation, Craig Laundy, says it’s time Bill Shorten cut his ties with the law-breaking CFMEU. |
| Mr Laundy’s comments come after the Federal Court today issued two more damning judgements against the CFMEU, whacking the union and its leaders for repeated law-breaking and calling for it to be de-registered. | Mr Laundy’s comments come after the Federal Court today issued two more damning judgements against the CFMEU, whacking the union and its leaders for repeated law-breaking and calling for it to be de-registered. |
| In one case, Justice Tracey said the CFMEU’s conduct was an “anathema in a democratic society”. | In one case, Justice Tracey said the CFMEU’s conduct was an “anathema in a democratic society”. |
| In another case, Justice Logan said the union’s conduct extended to contraventions of “the worst possible kind” and that its history of lawbreaking was, “disgraceful and shameful”. | In another case, Justice Logan said the union’s conduct extended to contraventions of “the worst possible kind” and that its history of lawbreaking was, “disgraceful and shameful”. |
| He went on to say their conduct was “but a further manifestation of a lengthy and repeated pattern of unrepentant, outlaw behaviour by the CFMEU.” | He went on to say their conduct was “but a further manifestation of a lengthy and repeated pattern of unrepentant, outlaw behaviour by the CFMEU.” |
| Fines against the CFMEU now total $15.6 million, already hitting $409,090 this financial year. | Fines against the CFMEU now total $15.6 million, already hitting $409,090 this financial year. |
| “Former PM and ACTU boss Bob Hawke is among the Labor luminaries to urge Bill Shorten to cut his ties with the CFMEU, yet he refuses to listen,” Mr Laundy said. | “Former PM and ACTU boss Bob Hawke is among the Labor luminaries to urge Bill Shorten to cut his ties with the CFMEU, yet he refuses to listen,” Mr Laundy said. |
| But will Craig Kelly actually cross the floor: | But will Craig Kelly actually cross the floor: |
| When I make my mind up, then I will decide.” | When I make my mind up, then I will decide.” |
| Craig Kelly is back on Sky News. | Craig Kelly is back on Sky News. |
| It is possible he spends more time in that chair than his own at home now. | It is possible he spends more time in that chair than his own at home now. |
| Spoiler – he is still against the Neg. | Spoiler – he is still against the Neg. |
| Sky News has helpfully isolated Malcolm Turnbull refusing to say who had the idea to give the Great Barrier Reef Foundation half a billion dollars it didn’t ask for: | Sky News has helpfully isolated Malcolm Turnbull refusing to say who had the idea to give the Great Barrier Reef Foundation half a billion dollars it didn’t ask for: |
| .TurnbullMalcolm responds to @Tony_Burke's question on whose idea was the $440m reef fund.'The Minister for the Environment has set out the process already yesterday. It came through the budget process. It went through the normal way.'MORE: https://t.co/ykweMevBOK #QT pic.twitter.com/3bXkiW5DPT | .TurnbullMalcolm responds to @Tony_Burke's question on whose idea was the $440m reef fund.'The Minister for the Environment has set out the process already yesterday. It came through the budget process. It went through the normal way.'MORE: https://t.co/ykweMevBOK #QT pic.twitter.com/3bXkiW5DPT |
| And on that note, question time ends. | And on that note, question time ends. |