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'Ensuring integrity' union bill defeated in Senate as One Nation votes with Labor – politics live 'Ensuring integrity' union bill defeated in Senate as One Nation votes with Labor – politics live
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Pauline Hanson and Stuart Robert join Jacqui Lambie in voting with Labor against government bill. All the day’s events, livePauline Hanson and Stuart Robert join Jacqui Lambie in voting with Labor against government bill. All the day’s events, live
The Senate has moved on to its adjournment debate. “Scott Morrison has been a marketing man, not a governor,” says Malcolm Roberts.
Seems time this had a run again He wants the government to “start governing”.
The government was aware that Jacqui Lambie was a no, after it rejected her amendments. Jacqui Lambie has now released a statement on ensuring integrity:
But it didn’t think that mattered, because with One Nation, they had one more vote than it needed. “My vote and my opinion will never be based on that...no way in the wide world,” Pauline Hanson says, when asked if this was about the upcoming Queensland election.
Eggs in the hand and all that. “If you think that, then you don’t know this lady,” Malcolm Roberts says.
It is understood that One Nation confirmed its support for the amendments as recently as today. Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts are holding a press conference.
But the government did notice that the unions did go quiet on social media today. She says it is all about the workers.
Apparently Pauline Hanson has not yet explained herself to the government. “Especially this week, when Westpac had 23m breaches...and Scott Morrison said ‘this is not for us to deal with’...it wasn’t good enough.”
This has been a pretty big win for Penny Wong, and Anthony Chisholm (who often does a lot of negotiations with the crossbench) as well. “I just feel that it is not fair on the Australian people. This is a warning shot across the bows of the unions and the Australian government.”
Michele O’Neil says “we have been talking constructively with senator Hanson, but we did not know the final vote”. Hanson says the unions need to “clean up your act”.
Michele O’Neil says the unions have been talking to all the crossbenchers. And the government:
“We are convinced not just the time we have spent talking to them, but all the thousands of people who contacted them, made the difference.” “Clean up the white collar crime, go after the banking officials and prove to the people of Australia that you are here for everyone.”
But she adds that they weren’t sure of the vote until it happened. Tony Burke has issued a statement:
Asked about the government bringing back the bill, O’Neil says, “Well, if they want to be humiliated twice, they should do that.” Just a small point - Queensland goes to the polls in October next year.
Michele O’Neil says the bill’s defeat is a “victory for democracy”. Can’t imagine Pauline Hanson would have been too happy with a union campaign being run against her, with the parliament looking like heading to another minority, given the Palaszczuk government run lately.
“It is the efforts of ordinary workers who have defeated this bill,” she says. Even a whiff of holding the balance of power in a home state can be enough.
She also thanks the crossbenchers – Jacqui Lambie and One Nation for “taking the time” to listen to concerns and defeat the bill. And here is the whole statement from Pauline Hanson on why she switched sides in the final moment:
Sally McManus says she has a message for Scott Morrison: “Don’t underestimate working people ... they don’t like double standards.” Pauline Hanson has spoken:
So many headlines are being re-written right now. Penny Wong on Christian Porter saying he will working on bringing the vote back:
Which is why we have sentences like “the Morrison government has secured a shock defeat on industrial relations, with a bill cracking down on rogue unions failing in the Senate.” “If he does bang his chest and brings this forward next week, my question would be ‘what’s changed?’”
Christian Porter has released a statement: That moment you realise it has all gone wrong.
This is a pretty big troll. If you go frame by frame on the tape, you can see the exact moment the heart breaks