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| Dutton says he was referring to Islamic terrorists when he talked about 'leftwing lunatics' – politics live | Dutton says he was referring to Islamic terrorists when he talked about 'leftwing lunatics' – politics live |
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| Home affairs minister defends comments made after head of Asio warned of threat from rightwing extremists. All the day’s events, live from Canberra | Home affairs minister defends comments made after head of Asio warned of threat from rightwing extremists. All the day’s events, live from Canberra |
| And on that note, I am, as Murph would say, going to ground the plane. | |
| A very big thank you to everyone who helped me limp along today – Mike Bowers, Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin and Paul Karp chief among them, as well as everyone else in the Guardian brains trust, including the moderators, for all they do. | |
| And of course, to you, for all the light and shade you bring to Politics Live. | |
| We’ll be back early tomorrow morning. In the meantime – take care of you. | |
| Someone entered the word “fondles” into the Hansard for the first time, and that person needs to take a good hard look at themselves and their life choices. | |
| (This Twitter account tweets each time a new word is entered into the parliamentary record. There is no context, which makes it amusing at the best of times) | |
| And from Asio itself: | And from Asio itself: |
| You’ll notice there that extreme leftwing terrorism is mentioned separately, to Islamist extremism and are included in the sentence starting with OTHER groups. | You’ll notice there that extreme leftwing terrorism is mentioned separately, to Islamist extremism and are included in the sentence starting with OTHER groups. |
| Anne Aly, who was a counter-terrorism expert before she entered parliament responded to Peter Dutton’s comments that left-wing terrorism was Islamic terrorism: | Anne Aly, who was a counter-terrorism expert before she entered parliament responded to Peter Dutton’s comments that left-wing terrorism was Islamic terrorism: |
| The day, as seen by Mike Bowers: | The day, as seen by Mike Bowers: |
| Well. Today has taken a turn I did not see coming. | Well. Today has taken a turn I did not see coming. |
| Did anyone have ‘the home affairs minister defines leftwing terrorism as Islamic terrorism’ on their #auspol bingo card? | Did anyone have ‘the home affairs minister defines leftwing terrorism as Islamic terrorism’ on their #auspol bingo card? |
| Kristina Keneally, speaking Patricia Karvelas, says she is going to be “generous” and “say perhaps the minister didn’t quite understand the question you were posing”. | Kristina Keneally, speaking Patricia Karvelas, says she is going to be “generous” and “say perhaps the minister didn’t quite understand the question you were posing”. |
| When the Senate gets it right, by Mike Bowers. | When the Senate gets it right, by Mike Bowers. |
| Peter Dutton didn’t make a mistake when he raised the Islamic reference – here was the earlier question and answer on that topic: | Peter Dutton didn’t make a mistake when he raised the Islamic reference – here was the earlier question and answer on that topic: |
| Patricia Karvelas: You have been criticised today for referring to leftwing extremism as well as rightwing extremism. Mike Burgess mentioned rightwing extremism about six times in this speech on threats to Australia. Jenny McAllister raised where did you get your advice on using leftwing extremism given he didn’t mention it? | Patricia Karvelas: You have been criticised today for referring to leftwing extremism as well as rightwing extremism. Mike Burgess mentioned rightwing extremism about six times in this speech on threats to Australia. Jenny McAllister raised where did you get your advice on using leftwing extremism given he didn’t mention it? |
| Peter Dutton: | Peter Dutton: |
| Patricia Karvelas: | Patricia Karvelas: |
| When you refer to leftwing terrorism do you mean the Islamic groups? | When you refer to leftwing terrorism do you mean the Islamic groups? |
| Peter Dutton: | Peter Dutton: |
| Islamic terrorists groups are motivated by religion, not, to my knowledge, leftwing political ideals. | Islamic terrorists groups are motivated by religion, not, to my knowledge, leftwing political ideals. |
| Patricia Karvelas pushes Peter Dutton on Afternoon Briefing to explain why he brought up “leftwing” terrorism when Mike Burgess did not mention it. | Patricia Karvelas pushes Peter Dutton on Afternoon Briefing to explain why he brought up “leftwing” terrorism when Mike Burgess did not mention it. |
| On the flip side, the government, Labor, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation are all opposing this motion from Sarah Hanson-Young at the moment: | On the flip side, the government, Labor, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation are all opposing this motion from Sarah Hanson-Young at the moment: |
| I shall move that the Senate: | I shall move that the Senate: |
| 1. Notes: | 1. Notes: |
| a. The New South Wales Government has lifted its moratorium on floodplain harvesting and water pumping; | a. The New South Wales Government has lifted its moratorium on floodplain harvesting and water pumping; |
| b. Water from recent rains has not yet made it down the river and there are still towns without drinking water, dry catchments and storages and fish species facing collapse; | b. Water from recent rains has not yet made it down the river and there are still towns without drinking water, dry catchments and storages and fish species facing collapse; |
| c. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says it is too early to say whether all storages will receive water or if flows will be enough to connect the rivers; | c. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says it is too early to say whether all storages will receive water or if flows will be enough to connect the rivers; |
| d. The Queensland Government has also allowed floodplain harvesting which was criticised by the NSW Government; | d. The Queensland Government has also allowed floodplain harvesting which was criticised by the NSW Government; |
| e. Upstream Basin states making decisions that only benefit them puts the entire river system in jeopardy; | e. Upstream Basin states making decisions that only benefit them puts the entire river system in jeopardy; |
| f. The Murray-Darling Basin is on the verge of collapse and family farms, river communities and the environment need national leadership. | f. The Murray-Darling Basin is on the verge of collapse and family farms, river communities and the environment need national leadership. |
| 2. Calls on the NSW Government to reinstate the moratorium on floodplain harvesting and water pumping. | 2. Calls on the NSW Government to reinstate the moratorium on floodplain harvesting and water pumping. |
| This is the next step in this | This is the next step in this |
| Malcolm Roberts being put in charge of counting two people may be the greatest contribution he has made to Senate business, in his entire career | Malcolm Roberts being put in charge of counting two people may be the greatest contribution he has made to Senate business, in his entire career |