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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, live | Pauline Hanson and Stuart Robert join Jacqui Lambie in voting with Labor against government bill. All the day’s events, live |
| Well, that has been quite the day! | |
| There will be a few rough heads from the government side early tomorrow morning, methinks. Because even if you don’t drink, you’d probably want to take it up after those last few days. | |
| A week is a long time in politics and next week the government could be in a completely different position. But for right now, Labor MPs return back to their electorates secure they have had a small win. | |
| They’ll all be back on Monday though, with medevac the big legislative ticket item. The Angus Taylor issue will still be ticking over. As will the fallout from One Nation’s last minute switch on IR. | |
| Make sure you check back on the Guardian for the latest on all of that over the next few days – you’ll have all the news and analysis you would need until the blog is back for the final sitting week on Monday. | |
| Sadly, I will not be with you. I have been called away on personal business, meaning I will miss the final week. It’s not goodbye though – I’ll be back on the blog in February when parliament returns for 2020. Let me just say though this year, it has been an absolute pleasure and honour to steer the politics live ship. You guys make turning up to work a dream. As do the entire Canberra team – Mike Bowers, Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin and Paul Karp – and the rest of the Guardian brains trust. I am truly sorry I miss the final week of 2019 batshit insanity, but I will be with you in spirit. And I know that Chris Knaus will take very good care of you all for the final four sitting days. | |
| I hope you all have a wonderful holiday period and summer. I hope your Christmas, if that’s your thing, is full of love and laughter. I hope you get time doing the things and seeing the people who make you shine. | |
| You can find me on the socials if you need to send me any missives. Thank you for a wonderful year. And please – take care of you. | |
| “Scott Morrison has been a marketing man, not a governor,” says Malcolm Roberts. | “Scott Morrison has been a marketing man, not a governor,” says Malcolm Roberts. |
| He wants the government to “start governing”. | He wants the government to “start governing”. |
| Jacqui Lambie has now released a statement on ensuring integrity: | Jacqui Lambie has now released a statement on ensuring integrity: |
| “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. | “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. |
| “If you think that, then you don’t know this lady,” Malcolm Roberts says. | “If you think that, then you don’t know this lady,” Malcolm Roberts says. |
| Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts are holding a press conference. | Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts are holding a press conference. |
| She says it is all about the workers. | She says it is all about the workers. |
| “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.” | “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.” |
| “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.” | “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.” |
| Hanson says the unions need to “clean up your act”. | Hanson says the unions need to “clean up your act”. |
| And the government: | And the government: |
| “Clean up the white collar crime, go after the banking officials and prove to the people of Australia that you are here for everyone.” | “Clean up the white collar crime, go after the banking officials and prove to the people of Australia that you are here for everyone.” |
| Tony Burke has issued a statement: | Tony Burke has issued a statement: |
| Just a small point - Queensland goes to the polls in October next year. | Just a small point - Queensland goes to the polls in October next year. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Even a whiff of holding the balance of power in a home state can be enough. | Even a whiff of holding the balance of power in a home state can be enough. |
| And here is the whole statement from Pauline Hanson on why she switched sides in the final moment: | And here is the whole statement from Pauline Hanson on why she switched sides in the final moment: |
| Pauline Hanson has spoken: | Pauline Hanson has spoken: |
| Penny Wong on Christian Porter saying he will working on bringing the vote back: | Penny Wong on Christian Porter saying he will working on bringing the vote back: |
| “If he does bang his chest and brings this forward next week, my question would be ‘what’s changed?’” | “If he does bang his chest and brings this forward next week, my question would be ‘what’s changed?’” |
| That moment you realise it has all gone wrong. | That moment you realise it has all gone wrong. |
| If you go frame by frame on the tape, you can see the exact moment the heart breaks | If you go frame by frame on the tape, you can see the exact moment the heart breaks |