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| Peter Dutton under pressure after inquiry finding that he misled parliament – politics live | Peter Dutton under pressure after inquiry finding that he misled parliament – politics live |
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| The strawberry laws are being introduced to the House. | |
| After Scott Morrison implored people to make a pavlova and top it with strawberries, and Scott Buchholz took around strawberries and yoghurt (strangely, the Guardian office was missed in the delivery run) Labor started the morning with some strawberry topped pancakes. Tanya Plibersek took charge of the pancake grill. | |
| You can find more strawberry recipes here | |
| (I also missed out on the pancakes and strawberry feast. It’s an outrage) | |
| Tom Connell is reporting on Sky that Ann Sudmalis is about to accept the United Nations UN trip – which sends MPs to New York for three months. | |
| I understand Sudmalis may have attended the secondment when she was an advisor to Jo Gash, the former member for Gilmore. So I guess she now gets to see it from the other side? | |
| The bells are ringing, so parliament is about to officially start. | |
| The House will deal with the strawberry bills pretty quickly – just a reminder that while the maximum penalty for food tampering has been increased to 15 years, it is still up to a judge to decide, so I doubt we are going to see anyone put away for as long as a child pornographer. | |
| The Senate also dealt with the governor general’s address-in-reply from two-and-a-bit years ago, last night, so that’s good to know. | |
| But there is no indication that anyone from the Coalition will cross the floor against Peter Dutton for the motion, despite Tony Burke’s declaration that “they should. Effectively Peter Dutton is asking them to show more loyalty to him than he showed to them.” | But there is no indication that anyone from the Coalition will cross the floor against Peter Dutton for the motion, despite Tony Burke’s declaration that “they should. Effectively Peter Dutton is asking them to show more loyalty to him than he showed to them.” |
| Scott Morrison says it is just a distraction tactic. Here he is speaking to the Nine Network: | Scott Morrison says it is just a distraction tactic. Here he is speaking to the Nine Network: |
| Labors and Greens passed a motion that they don’t like Peter Dutton any more. The Labor party and the Greens are just using their numbers to try and play politics. I won’t get distracted by it. It is politics in Canberra. People see through it. | Labors and Greens passed a motion that they don’t like Peter Dutton any more. The Labor party and the Greens are just using their numbers to try and play politics. I won’t get distracted by it. It is politics in Canberra. People see through it. |
| Of course I do [have confidence in Dutton]. The Labor party is going on about stopping the au pairs. We are about stopping boats, bikies and criminal gangs. If the Labor party thinks that the worst thing that an au pair will come and read a bedtime story, that tells you what they think of national security. | Of course I do [have confidence in Dutton]. The Labor party is going on about stopping the au pairs. We are about stopping boats, bikies and criminal gangs. If the Labor party thinks that the worst thing that an au pair will come and read a bedtime story, that tells you what they think of national security. |
| Ministerial discretion has been part of the immigration system. I was an immigration minister. Those powers are important to give flexibility to deal with any number of difficult cases which the laws can’t cope with. | Ministerial discretion has been part of the immigration system. I was an immigration minister. Those powers are important to give flexibility to deal with any number of difficult cases which the laws can’t cope with. |
| Anthony Albanese also had a few things to say about Peter Dutton this morning – and made sure to drop by doors so he could: | |
| It’s very clear that Peter Dutton’s position as a minister in this ATM government – Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison – should be at an end and it should be at an end today. He should do the right thing and resign as a minister, as the provisions of Westminster mean that he must. | It’s very clear that Peter Dutton’s position as a minister in this ATM government – Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison – should be at an end and it should be at an end today. He should do the right thing and resign as a minister, as the provisions of Westminster mean that he must. |
| There is nothing more important than being honest as a minister before the parliament. That’s an essential component. It’s not optional. | There is nothing more important than being honest as a minister before the parliament. That’s an essential component. It’s not optional. |
| And for people who describe themselves as conservatives, if Peter Dutton doesn’t resign himself, what he will be doing is trashing the institution of parliament, trashing the rules and conventions under the Westminster system. | And for people who describe themselves as conservatives, if Peter Dutton doesn’t resign himself, what he will be doing is trashing the institution of parliament, trashing the rules and conventions under the Westminster system. |
| These people aren’t really conservatives of course; they are just reactionaries. And Peter Dutton has quite clearly misled parliament, as the Senate committee has found. | These people aren’t really conservatives of course; they are just reactionaries. And Peter Dutton has quite clearly misled parliament, as the Senate committee has found. |
| Mike Bowers was at Royalla for the early-morning visit: | Mike Bowers was at Royalla for the early-morning visit: |
| Scott Morrison made a drought announcement this morning. | Scott Morrison made a drought announcement this morning. |
| He said trucks would now be able to carry longer and higher loads of hay and fodder on state- and national-controlled roads, to help the nation’s drought-stricken farmers. | He said trucks would now be able to carry longer and higher loads of hay and fodder on state- and national-controlled roads, to help the nation’s drought-stricken farmers. |
| He said heavy vehicles up to a maximum height of 4.6 metres and 2.83 metres wide will no longer require a permit to access the existing state-controlled road networks. Previously, access was limited for Class 3 vehicles up to 2.6 metres wide and 4.3 metres high. | He said heavy vehicles up to a maximum height of 4.6 metres and 2.83 metres wide will no longer require a permit to access the existing state-controlled road networks. Previously, access was limited for Class 3 vehicles up to 2.6 metres wide and 4.3 metres high. |
| The move will remove the need for up to 6,000 consents a year. | The move will remove the need for up to 6,000 consents a year. |
| Morrison said it would help the large amount of fodder from Western Australia and Tasmania loaded and transported to drought-affected areas, particularly in NSW. | Morrison said it would help the large amount of fodder from Western Australia and Tasmania loaded and transported to drought-affected areas, particularly in NSW. |
| To make the announcement, Morrison visited the NSW community of Royalla, just south of Canberra. | To make the announcement, Morrison visited the NSW community of Royalla, just south of Canberra. |
| He was with the deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, the assistant minister for roads, Scott Buchholz, the Liberal senator Jim Molan, National Farmers’ Federation president, Fiona Simpson, the national drought coordinator, Major General Stephen Day, and Barnaby Joyce. | He was with the deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, the assistant minister for roads, Scott Buchholz, the Liberal senator Jim Molan, National Farmers’ Federation president, Fiona Simpson, the national drought coordinator, Major General Stephen Day, and Barnaby Joyce. |
| Joyce was there in his capacity as the “special envoy for drought assistance”, and was back in front of the camera sharing some Barnabyisms, so his political rehabilitation continues. | Joyce was there in his capacity as the “special envoy for drought assistance”, and was back in front of the camera sharing some Barnabyisms, so his political rehabilitation continues. |
| There has also been a lot of chatter about the “I stop these” boat sculpture in Scott Morrison’s office, first highlighted by the New York Times. I have never before heard anyone talk about that sculpture, which apparently was a gift from a constituent, which would suggest that it wasn’t in the most prominent spot in his old office. But I wouldn’t know – I’ve never been in there. | There has also been a lot of chatter about the “I stop these” boat sculpture in Scott Morrison’s office, first highlighted by the New York Times. I have never before heard anyone talk about that sculpture, which apparently was a gift from a constituent, which would suggest that it wasn’t in the most prominent spot in his old office. But I wouldn’t know – I’ve never been in there. |
| Most of our interviews, when they are done one-on-one, are done away from politician’s parliamentary office space, either in our own, their electorates or in the meeting rooms contained within their offices – they tend to be more of a suite of rooms, so more than one meeting can occur at one time. | Most of our interviews, when they are done one-on-one, are done away from politician’s parliamentary office space, either in our own, their electorates or in the meeting rooms contained within their offices – they tend to be more of a suite of rooms, so more than one meeting can occur at one time. |
| But Tony Burke was asked about it at the end of his Sky interview: | But Tony Burke was asked about it at the end of his Sky interview: |
| You decide what the issues are after you have been in the portfolio and it’s not unusual to have something that reminds you of that time. | You decide what the issues are after you have been in the portfolio and it’s not unusual to have something that reminds you of that time. |
| After I had finished as immigration minister I was sent a plaque with a whole lot of the names of unaccompanied children who I had got out of detention. I keep that in my office. It was a special thing to have. | After I had finished as immigration minister I was sent a plaque with a whole lot of the names of unaccompanied children who I had got out of detention. I keep that in my office. It was a special thing to have. |
| I think the thing that is always forgotten is with people drowning at sea and the boats is that half of them drowned after the Malaysia option had been blocked and it was blocked when Scott Morrison held the portfolio. | I think the thing that is always forgotten is with people drowning at sea and the boats is that half of them drowned after the Malaysia option had been blocked and it was blocked when Scott Morrison held the portfolio. |
| It’s good that the boats had stopped now but that moment when half of those lives could have been saved I don’t think should ever be forgotten. | It’s good that the boats had stopped now but that moment when half of those lives could have been saved I don’t think should ever be forgotten. |
| That interview was pre-recorded, and Zed Seselja, who was live in the studio and caught the end of the Burke pre-record being broadcast, seemed to say – at least to my ears – “that’s rubbish” or “absolute rubbish” in the moments before he was introduced. | That interview was pre-recorded, and Zed Seselja, who was live in the studio and caught the end of the Burke pre-record being broadcast, seemed to say – at least to my ears – “that’s rubbish” or “absolute rubbish” in the moments before he was introduced. |
| Tony Burke appeared on Sky this morning to talk Peter Dutton and what the report found: | Tony Burke appeared on Sky this morning to talk Peter Dutton and what the report found: |
| He was asked do you know them and was there any personal connection. And he said I don’t know them. He answered no and said I don’t know these people. | He was asked do you know them and was there any personal connection. And he said I don’t know them. He answered no and said I don’t know these people. |
| Now, when you look at that, that just wasn’t true. There are a whole lot of times where for different reasons; for incompetence, for appalling judgement we will argue that a minister shouldn’t hold the job. | Now, when you look at that, that just wasn’t true. There are a whole lot of times where for different reasons; for incompetence, for appalling judgement we will argue that a minister shouldn’t hold the job. |
| Under our system of government there is one reason that is agreed that is the offence that no minister can cross. That is, you don’t mislead the parliament. | Under our system of government there is one reason that is agreed that is the offence that no minister can cross. That is, you don’t mislead the parliament. |
| If it happens inadvertently, if your words come out wrong, you stand up at the first opportunity and you say, ‘I said I didn’t know people at all,’ and then you go through and explain the level of knowledge. But the statement that he did now know who these people were … | If it happens inadvertently, if your words come out wrong, you stand up at the first opportunity and you say, ‘I said I didn’t know people at all,’ and then you go through and explain the level of knowledge. But the statement that he did now know who these people were … |
| Reporter: | Reporter: |
| But it’s not like they are great mates, if you haven’t spoken to someone for 20 years. That’s his defence, I guess. He’s saying his defence would pass the pub test. | But it’s not like they are great mates, if you haven’t spoken to someone for 20 years. That’s his defence, I guess. He’s saying his defence would pass the pub test. |
| Burke: | Burke: |
| You can argue whether or not it’s a defence in terms of the au pair decision. You can have that argument. I’ve got a different view but I accept that there’s an argument that he will raise on that. | You can argue whether or not it’s a defence in terms of the au pair decision. You can have that argument. I’ve got a different view but I accept that there’s an argument that he will raise on that. |
| There is no argument that says he told the truth to the parliament, none. And as a minister our whole system is based on the concept that our ministers will tell the truth. | There is no argument that says he told the truth to the parliament, none. And as a minister our whole system is based on the concept that our ministers will tell the truth. |
| The Greens and Labor have picked right off where we left yesterday, talking about the no confidence motion Adam Bandt plans on moving against Peter Dutton, after a Senate committee found that he misled parliament. | The Greens and Labor have picked right off where we left yesterday, talking about the no confidence motion Adam Bandt plans on moving against Peter Dutton, after a Senate committee found that he misled parliament. |
| The Coalition senators on that committee, Eric Abetz and Ian Macdonald, have agreed with Dutton that the inquiry, into whether he misused his powers to overturn a Australian Border Force decision to cancel the tourist visa for two au pairs the department believed had arrived with plans to work, was a “witch hunt”. | The Coalition senators on that committee, Eric Abetz and Ian Macdonald, have agreed with Dutton that the inquiry, into whether he misused his powers to overturn a Australian Border Force decision to cancel the tourist visa for two au pairs the department believed had arrived with plans to work, was a “witch hunt”. |
| Dutton pre-empted the report’s conclusion yesterday by saying he believed it would find he was a “bad person” and that it was stacked against him, given that the committee was dominated by Labor and Green senators. | Dutton pre-empted the report’s conclusion yesterday by saying he believed it would find he was a “bad person” and that it was stacked against him, given that the committee was dominated by Labor and Green senators. |
| The committee, sans Macdonald and Abetz, found that he had misled parliament when he said he had no personal relationship with one of the host families involved in the au pair saga, and had gone above and beyond to use his powers, although it concluded he had still acted within them. | The committee, sans Macdonald and Abetz, found that he had misled parliament when he said he had no personal relationship with one of the host families involved in the au pair saga, and had gone above and beyond to use his powers, although it concluded he had still acted within them. |
| There is no word as yet on what Rebekha Sharkie and Cathy McGowan plan on doing when the vote comes to the House. They had both said they wanted to wait to see the report. | There is no word as yet on what Rebekha Sharkie and Cathy McGowan plan on doing when the vote comes to the House. They had both said they wanted to wait to see the report. |
| Meanwhile, Scott Morrison is keeping up the insane pace he has set himself to try to establish himself as a leader in people’s minds, starting the morning with Michael McCormack and Barnaby Joyce talking about the drought. | Meanwhile, Scott Morrison is keeping up the insane pace he has set himself to try to establish himself as a leader in people’s minds, starting the morning with Michael McCormack and Barnaby Joyce talking about the drought. |
| Joyce has well and truly decided his time in the cold is over and has picked up his envoy role with gusto. | Joyce has well and truly decided his time in the cold is over and has picked up his envoy role with gusto. |
| Next month’s drought forum is what the government wants us to be talking about, but Labor and the Greens are working just as hard to make sure the conversation is centred around Dutton. | Next month’s drought forum is what the government wants us to be talking about, but Labor and the Greens are working just as hard to make sure the conversation is centred around Dutton. |
| We’ll be tracking it all – Mike Bowers was out early this morning with Morrison and is back and prowling the hallways. I’ll bring you what he finds. And the Guardian brains trust are madly typing away and hitting the phones. | We’ll be tracking it all – Mike Bowers was out early this morning with Morrison and is back and prowling the hallways. I’ll bring you what he finds. And the Guardian brains trust are madly typing away and hitting the phones. |
| It’s the last sitting day of this session and things are getting antsy – I’m on coffee number three and ready to go, so let’s get into it! | It’s the last sitting day of this session and things are getting antsy – I’m on coffee number three and ready to go, so let’s get into it! |