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PM's phone call to police commissioner 'unprecedented', Albanese says – politics live | PM's phone call to police commissioner 'unprecedented', Albanese says – politics live |
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Labor continues to pursue Angus Taylor over the ‘doctored documents’ affair. All the day’s events, live | Labor continues to pursue Angus Taylor over the ‘doctored documents’ affair. All the day’s events, live |
Labor keeps calling government MPs back to the chamber, to keep the debate alive, under quorum rules. | |
On Tuesday an hours motion went through allowing debate til 9pm yesterday and midnight tonight to get through second reading speeches on the Ensuring Integrity bill for a final vote on Thursday. | |
This was widely interpreted as a sign the bill was squared away with the crossbench - after the government agreed to joint amendments with Centre Alliance and a separate set from One Nation. | |
Despite Pauline Hanson appearing on Sky News on Monday and Tuesday urging more scrutiny of amendments and warning One Nation’s two Senate votes could not be taken for granted - Guardian Australia now understands the minor party’s position is settled, and it has largely stopped engaging with unions on the issue. | |
Australian Council of Trade Unions president Michele O’Neil disputes this, telling Guardian Australia “we have had and are still having constructive discussions with One Nation”. | |
Of course it’s not over til the opera shaped lady sings but - from One Nation perspective, privately, if not publicly - they’re now going through the motions. | |
The bells have been going off this morning because the House of Reps chamber hasn’t had enough members sitting in it. | |
Just another totally normal day in this place | |
Jim Chalmers had a chat about bringing Westpac execs back to front the parliament committee: | |
Josh Frydenberg says he sees no problem with it, which is code for: this will most likely happen. | |
Stopped in the hallway after his ABC interview this morning, Anthony Albanese was again asked about the police commissioner phone call and whether it was inappropriate: | |
Going through the Hansard, it seems there was a little sensitivity over this part of Joanne Ryan’s speech on the cashless welfare card expansion bill last night. | Going through the Hansard, it seems there was a little sensitivity over this part of Joanne Ryan’s speech on the cashless welfare card expansion bill last night. |
Ryan: | Ryan: |
Ryan continues to speak for a minute or two longer and then Luke Howarth seems to pop into the chamber: | Ryan continues to speak for a minute or two longer and then Luke Howarth seems to pop into the chamber: |
Howarth: | Howarth: |
Ryan: | Ryan: |
Howarth: | Howarth: |
And then the speech time expired. | And then the speech time expired. |
Meanwhile, when the Senate sits in a few minutes, it will be straight back into the ensuring integrity bill debate. | Meanwhile, when the Senate sits in a few minutes, it will be straight back into the ensuring integrity bill debate. |
Siri, show me h e l p f u l. | Siri, show me h e l p f u l. |
Malcolm Turnbull’s whole answer on whether Scott Morrison should have called the NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller: | Malcolm Turnbull’s whole answer on whether Scott Morrison should have called the NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller: |
Malcolm Turnbull is asked by Kieran Gilbert on Sky about the call Scott Morrison made to the NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, about Angus Taylor: | Malcolm Turnbull is asked by Kieran Gilbert on Sky about the call Scott Morrison made to the NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, about Angus Taylor: |
Malcolm Turnbull is on Sky News – he’s talking about China and the “pushback” you get from time to time from other countries when you assert your own nation’s sovereignty. | Malcolm Turnbull is on Sky News – he’s talking about China and the “pushback” you get from time to time from other countries when you assert your own nation’s sovereignty. |
On his own leadership on China, Turnbull says Kevin Rudd’s characterisation of it was “factually wrong”. | On his own leadership on China, Turnbull says Kevin Rudd’s characterisation of it was “factually wrong”. |
Josh Frydenberg was asked about the call to bring Westpac back in front of the economics committee in parliament: | Josh Frydenberg was asked about the call to bring Westpac back in front of the economics committee in parliament: |
Sydney really is a small world, isn’t it. From Sydney radio 2GB in 2018. | Sydney really is a small world, isn’t it. From Sydney radio 2GB in 2018. |
The police commissioner sits above politics – the role does not answer to the premier, or the prime minister. Because that is how the separation of powers works, and that’s a good thing. | The police commissioner sits above politics – the role does not answer to the premier, or the prime minister. Because that is how the separation of powers works, and that’s a good thing. |
But it is not a good look for the prime minister to ring the head of police and about an investigation into one of his ministers. It’s just not. | But it is not a good look for the prime minister to ring the head of police and about an investigation into one of his ministers. It’s just not. |
Josh Taylor also has a story on the advice that led to Australian Border Force removing a Tamil family from the home they had established in the Queensland town of Biloela: | Josh Taylor also has a story on the advice that led to Australian Border Force removing a Tamil family from the home they had established in the Queensland town of Biloela: |
Andrew Wilkie says Scott Morrison has more leverage than he is using in the Assange matter: | Andrew Wilkie says Scott Morrison has more leverage than he is using in the Assange matter: |