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| Jacqui Lambie backs Coalition's income tax cuts package – politics live | Jacqui Lambie backs Coalition's income tax cuts package – politics live |
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| Dispatches from the Senate | |
| Things are going great: | |
| Labor just voted in @AuSenate for a Nats motion to ‘support the development of the Carmichael mine project & the opening of the Galilee Basin.’ Without even a weasly sitting on the fence statement. Climate emergency anyone? #StopAdani #LaborWhyDoYouEvenExist? #auspol #greens | |
| Told you there were faces: | |
| They say Federal Parliament is like boarding school...There's certainly some classroom antics happening in the Senate today. Here's Janet Rice and her assessment of Malcolm Roberts #auspol pic.twitter.com/lLg1ppj16H | |
| As well as attempts made at sentences. | |
| I’m told that the Senate vote on Kristina Keneally’s press freedom vote came down to this: | |
| Ayes - Labor, Centre Alliance, the Greens. | |
| Noes - Coalition, Cory Bernardi, Jacqui Lambie. | |
| One Nation abstained. | |
| Just caught Janet Rice making faces as Malcolm Roberts stood up and tried making sentences in the Senate. | Just caught Janet Rice making faces as Malcolm Roberts stood up and tried making sentences in the Senate. |
| It’s going to be that sort of parliament. | It’s going to be that sort of parliament. |
| Labor did not get the numbers to set up a separate press freedom inquiry – this is one that would have included the crossbench and would have been a lot more wide ranging than just national security. | Labor did not get the numbers to set up a separate press freedom inquiry – this is one that would have included the crossbench and would have been a lot more wide ranging than just national security. |
| Labor Senator @KKeneally's motion to establish a joint select committee on the public’s right to know and press freedom has been defeated 34-34 #auspol | Labor Senator @KKeneally's motion to establish a joint select committee on the public’s right to know and press freedom has been defeated 34-34 #auspol |
| This is the Morrison Government voting AGAINST a new Parliamentary Joint Select Committee into into the Public’s Right to Know and Press Freedom #auspol pic.twitter.com/mNM46gwqpG | This is the Morrison Government voting AGAINST a new Parliamentary Joint Select Committee into into the Public’s Right to Know and Press Freedom #auspol pic.twitter.com/mNM46gwqpG |
| The New Daily published this, this morning: | The New Daily published this, this morning: |
| Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie charged taxpayers more than $500,000 to relocate her electorate office 300 kilometres from Bendigo to Wodonga before the election. | Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie charged taxpayers more than $500,000 to relocate her electorate office 300 kilometres from Bendigo to Wodonga before the election. |
| Figures obtained by The New Daily show the bulk of the charges came from beautifying and remodelling the new digs, and also included $6026 for what was described only as a “folding machine bench”. | Figures obtained by The New Daily show the bulk of the charges came from beautifying and remodelling the new digs, and also included $6026 for what was described only as a “folding machine bench”. |
| The office move parachuted the Victorian senator into the heart of the marginal lower house seat of Indi, then represented by independent MP Cathy McGowan, intensifying speculation at the time that Ms McKenzie was weighing up a tilt at a House of Representatives spot and a possible party leadership challenge. | The office move parachuted the Victorian senator into the heart of the marginal lower house seat of Indi, then represented by independent MP Cathy McGowan, intensifying speculation at the time that Ms McKenzie was weighing up a tilt at a House of Representatives spot and a possible party leadership challenge. |
| Senator McKenzie, whose senate term ends in 2022, eventually decided against the election gamble, and independent Helen Haines went on to win Indi with a margin of 2816 votes. | Senator McKenzie, whose senate term ends in 2022, eventually decided against the election gamble, and independent Helen Haines went on to win Indi with a margin of 2816 votes. |
| Senators can locate their offices anywhere they want within the state they represent. McKenzie hasn’t given up on her lower house ambitions (makes it easier to be deputy prime minister, you see) and that was effectively the only reason for this move. | Senators can locate their offices anywhere they want within the state they represent. McKenzie hasn’t given up on her lower house ambitions (makes it easier to be deputy prime minister, you see) and that was effectively the only reason for this move. |
| Mehreen Faruqi has introduced a bill in the Senate to ban live exports: | Mehreen Faruqi has introduced a bill in the Senate to ban live exports: |
| “Live export cannot be made safe for sheep, cattle or any animal. It is a business model built on cruelty and is simply incompatible with animal welfare.“The Greens have long argued that we should ban all live export for slaughter and introducing this bill is part of the campaign to make that a reality.“We make no apologies for standing up for the welfare of animals. We need a phased ban with a structural adjustment assistance fund which can transition the industry to the chilled meat trade.“The Government and the industry think our outrage will die down and we will become silent about the abomination and cruelty of live exports. The people of Australia have been steadfast in their compassion for animals and their welfare and we won’t stop until the live export industry is consigned to the dustbin of history.” | “Live export cannot be made safe for sheep, cattle or any animal. It is a business model built on cruelty and is simply incompatible with animal welfare.“The Greens have long argued that we should ban all live export for slaughter and introducing this bill is part of the campaign to make that a reality.“We make no apologies for standing up for the welfare of animals. We need a phased ban with a structural adjustment assistance fund which can transition the industry to the chilled meat trade.“The Government and the industry think our outrage will die down and we will become silent about the abomination and cruelty of live exports. The people of Australia have been steadfast in their compassion for animals and their welfare and we won’t stop until the live export industry is consigned to the dustbin of history.” |
| There is not a lot of support for this, and certainly not in the House. So I think you know where this will end up. | There is not a lot of support for this, and certainly not in the House. So I think you know where this will end up. |
| The Senate – Labor, Greens and enough of the crossbench – have just agreed to this motion from Kristina Keneally: | The Senate – Labor, Greens and enough of the crossbench – have just agreed to this motion from Kristina Keneally: |
| Mr President | Mr President |
| I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move that there be laid on the table by the minister representing the minister for home affairs, by no later than 12pm on 23 July 2019, the following documents: | I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move that there be laid on the table by the minister representing the minister for home affairs, by no later than 12pm on 23 July 2019, the following documents: |
| 1. Any correspondence, emails, and notes of discussion between the Department of Home Affairs and; | 1. Any correspondence, emails, and notes of discussion between the Department of Home Affairs and; |
| a. Paladin, including Paladin Holdings Pte. Ltd., Paladin Solutions Group, Paladin Group Australia or Paladin Australia Pte. Ltd., and any individuals either employed by, or holding a financial interest in, Paladin. | a. Paladin, including Paladin Holdings Pte. Ltd., Paladin Solutions Group, Paladin Group Australia or Paladin Australia Pte. Ltd., and any individuals either employed by, or holding a financial interest in, Paladin. |
| i. In particular, any correspondence, emails, and notes of discussion that include Mr Dermot Casey. | i. In particular, any correspondence, emails, and notes of discussion that include Mr Dermot Casey. |
| b. NKW Holdings, including NKW Holdings Australia Pte. Ltd, and any individuals either employed by, or holding a financial interest in, NKW. | b. NKW Holdings, including NKW Holdings Australia Pte. Ltd, and any individuals either employed by, or holding a financial interest in, NKW. |
| 2. Any formal contracts between the Department of Home Affairs and any of the above-mentioned companies to provide services in Papua New Guinea or Manus Island, with commercially sensitive information redacted. | 2. Any formal contracts between the Department of Home Affairs and any of the above-mentioned companies to provide services in Papua New Guinea or Manus Island, with commercially sensitive information redacted. |
| 3. Any reports prepared by external auditors, particularly Ernst and Young (EY) or KPMG, regarding operations undertaken by the above-mentioned companies, or the tendering process that secured those services, with commercially sensitive information redacted. | 3. Any reports prepared by external auditors, particularly Ernst and Young (EY) or KPMG, regarding operations undertaken by the above-mentioned companies, or the tendering process that secured those services, with commercially sensitive information redacted. |
| 4. Any formal briefings, talking points, or question time briefings prepared by the Department of Home Affairs in relation to the performance or activities of any of the above-mentioned companies, or the tendering process that secured those services. | 4. Any formal briefings, talking points, or question time briefings prepared by the Department of Home Affairs in relation to the performance or activities of any of the above-mentioned companies, or the tendering process that secured those services. |
| The MP who told us House MPs were paid fortnightly instead of monthly may not actually need to check their bank account (probably should have expected that) because apparently there are a bunch of House MPs out there who are also paid monthly. | The MP who told us House MPs were paid fortnightly instead of monthly may not actually need to check their bank account (probably should have expected that) because apparently there are a bunch of House MPs out there who are also paid monthly. |
| All I know is that they earn a lot more than me. And that for some of them don’t know when they get paid, but I guess the paycheck to paycheck lifestyle isn’t much of a thing for the 1% | All I know is that they earn a lot more than me. And that for some of them don’t know when they get paid, but I guess the paycheck to paycheck lifestyle isn’t much of a thing for the 1% |
| So it’s not a ‘no’ on the inquiry into Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop’s new jobs, given they were ministers about two seconds ago, but it’s a let’s wait and see what the prime minister’s department says. | So it’s not a ‘no’ on the inquiry into Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop’s new jobs, given they were ministers about two seconds ago, but it’s a let’s wait and see what the prime minister’s department says. |
| The next sitting day is not until 22 July. | The next sitting day is not until 22 July. |
| Rex Patrick has delayed entering in his motion calling for an inquiry into Christopher Pyne’s job with EY because Mathias Cormann has announced that Scott Morrison has written to Martin Parkinson (head of Prime Minister and Cabinet) seeking advice over whether there is any breach of standards. | Rex Patrick has delayed entering in his motion calling for an inquiry into Christopher Pyne’s job with EY because Mathias Cormann has announced that Scott Morrison has written to Martin Parkinson (head of Prime Minister and Cabinet) seeking advice over whether there is any breach of standards. |
| “I have therefore postponed my motion to the next sitting day,” Patrick said. | “I have therefore postponed my motion to the next sitting day,” Patrick said. |
| Fun fact – House of Representatives MPs get paid fortnightly, and senators get paid monthly. | Fun fact – House of Representatives MPs get paid fortnightly, and senators get paid monthly. |
| If you see a senator with their credit card out, it is because they won’t get paid until the end of the month. | If you see a senator with their credit card out, it is because they won’t get paid until the end of the month. |
| #thoughtsandprayers | #thoughtsandprayers |
| I am having massive John Howard DJ meme flashbacks | I am having massive John Howard DJ meme flashbacks |
| Gesticulating. One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts addresses the #Senate on tax. @AmyRemeikis @murpharoo @mpbowers pic.twitter.com/z8CcA2rXvB | Gesticulating. One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts addresses the #Senate on tax. @AmyRemeikis @murpharoo @mpbowers pic.twitter.com/z8CcA2rXvB |