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Citizenship and last minute offshore processing bills dominate parliament – as it happened Citizenship and last minute offshore processing bills dominate parliament – as it happened
(17 days later)
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Night time politicsNight time politics
Here are the main points for today.Here are the main points for today.
Tomorrow is the last day of parliament before the winter break.Tomorrow is the last day of parliament before the winter break.
To tide you over until the morn, herewith Madam Speaker and her great friend Tony Abbott.To tide you over until the morn, herewith Madam Speaker and her great friend Tony Abbott.
Tony Abbott then delivered the Magna Carta lecture, which opened with this quote.Tony Abbott then delivered the Magna Carta lecture, which opened with this quote.
The rule of law serves just as much to protect us from criminals as it does to protect us from tyrants.The rule of law serves just as much to protect us from criminals as it does to protect us from tyrants.
Good night.Good night.
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The prime minister is about to deliver the 2015 Magna Carta Lecture at the great hall in parliament house to talk about his new citizenship laws.The prime minister is about to deliver the 2015 Magna Carta Lecture at the great hall in parliament house to talk about his new citizenship laws.
I’ll just let that sink in for a minute.I’ll just let that sink in for a minute.
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Thanks to our friends at AAP for this report. As foreshadowed earlier in the week, a parliamentary inquiry will investigate credit card interest rates charged by Australian banks.Thanks to our friends at AAP for this report. As foreshadowed earlier in the week, a parliamentary inquiry will investigate credit card interest rates charged by Australian banks.
Labor senator Sam Dastyari and a number of crossbenchers won support today to refer the growing gap between credit card interest rates and the official cash rate to a Senate committee.Labor senator Sam Dastyari and a number of crossbenchers won support today to refer the growing gap between credit card interest rates and the official cash rate to a Senate committee.
The economic references committee - which will report by November 24 - will also look into credit card loyalty programs, consumer protection measures and transaction costs.The economic references committee - which will report by November 24 - will also look into credit card loyalty programs, consumer protection measures and transaction costs.
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Migration bill passes on voicesMigration bill passes on voices
Labor MP Melissa Parke is speaking against the migration amendment (regional processing arrangments) bill 2015 but only Andrew Wilkie raises his voice against the bill. Wilkie wants his vote against recorded in Hansard.Labor MP Melissa Parke is speaking against the migration amendment (regional processing arrangments) bill 2015 but only Andrew Wilkie raises his voice against the bill. Wilkie wants his vote against recorded in Hansard.
The migration bill passes on the voices.The migration bill passes on the voices.
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Andrew Wilkie says the government and Labor are trying to pre-empt the findings of the high court. He is making the point that the Australian government’s so-called regional processing is not that at all. He says a regional processing centre would be run by a number of countries. Australia simply has offshore processing centre, where it dumps people.Andrew Wilkie says the government and Labor are trying to pre-empt the findings of the high court. He is making the point that the Australian government’s so-called regional processing is not that at all. He says a regional processing centre would be run by a number of countries. Australia simply has offshore processing centre, where it dumps people.
This isn’t a regional process, these are like the hulks of 200 years ago...these are sovereign states and we are sending people to sovereign states.This isn’t a regional process, these are like the hulks of 200 years ago...these are sovereign states and we are sending people to sovereign states.
It’s the job of the high court to interpret the law...instead we are trying to cook the books....This is a shameful day. Its more shameful and more troubling because it is done with a virtual consensus in this place.It’s the job of the high court to interpret the law...instead we are trying to cook the books....This is a shameful day. Its more shameful and more troubling because it is done with a virtual consensus in this place.
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Just re that Victorian Liberal donations drive, here is what the PM’s office told Fairfax.Just re that Victorian Liberal donations drive, here is what the PM’s office told Fairfax.
The Prime Minister and his office had no knowledge of the email sent by the Victorian state division of the Liberal party.The Prime Minister and his office had no knowledge of the email sent by the Victorian state division of the Liberal party.
Better to have a cake stall.Better to have a cake stall.
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Offshore processing is a crime against humanity, says Andrew WilkieOffshore processing is a crime against humanity, says Andrew Wilkie
Tasmania Andrew Wilkie is shouting at both Labor and the Coalition. He is referring to offshore processing as:Tasmania Andrew Wilkie is shouting at both Labor and the Coalition. He is referring to offshore processing as:
a crime against humanity.a crime against humanity.
He says to retrospectively legalise offshore process is a disgrace.He says to retrospectively legalise offshore process is a disgrace.
It’s about time we start acting like a fortunate and clever country.It’s about time we start acting like a fortunate and clever country.
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Senate committee will investigate Coalition paying people smugglers - NOT LaborSenate committee will investigate Coalition paying people smugglers - NOT Labor
A parliamentary committee will investigate whether the Abbott government paid cash to people smugglers to turn asylum seeker boats around.A parliamentary committee will investigate whether the Abbott government paid cash to people smugglers to turn asylum seeker boats around.
Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young won Labor and some crossbench support to refer to a Senate committee reports people smugglers had been paid on the high seas.Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young won Labor and some crossbench support to refer to a Senate committee reports people smugglers had been paid on the high seas.
BUT it will only investigate payments made after September 2013, covering the Abbott government’s term.BUT it will only investigate payments made after September 2013, covering the Abbott government’s term.
The Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee will also look into the legality of any payments under international and Australian law and the extent to which “such bribes” encourage people-smuggling activities.The Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee will also look into the legality of any payments under international and Australian law and the extent to which “such bribes” encourage people-smuggling activities.
The committee will report by September 15.The committee will report by September 15.
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Playing politics with national security? Nah. #politicslive http://t.co/SndE8dzW43 pic.twitter.com/F4BIR5hDBOPlaying politics with national security? Nah. #politicslive http://t.co/SndE8dzW43 pic.twitter.com/F4BIR5hDBO
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Playing politics with national security? NahPlaying politics with national security? Nah
If you ever wondered if there was a political element to the national security debate, the Victorian Liberal party has just confirmed it with a fundraising advertisement.If you ever wondered if there was a political element to the national security debate, the Victorian Liberal party has just confirmed it with a fundraising advertisement.
Here is the text:Here is the text:
The fundamental job of government is to keep its citizens safe.The fundamental job of government is to keep its citizens safe.
Today the Abbott Government announced additional measures to ensure terrorists aren’t allowed back into Australia.Today the Abbott Government announced additional measures to ensure terrorists aren’t allowed back into Australia.
Labor and the left are playing politics with our national security, weakening our borders and are a soft touch on home grown terrorists.Labor and the left are playing politics with our national security, weakening our borders and are a soft touch on home grown terrorists.
With a Federal Election due next year donations are critical to allow the Abbott Government to continue on with the job of keeping Australia safe.With a Federal Election due next year donations are critical to allow the Abbott Government to continue on with the job of keeping Australia safe.
Remember it is tax time, donations up to $1,500 may be tax deductible.Remember it is tax time, donations up to $1,500 may be tax deductible.
Your contribution is vital to ensure the Liberal Party has the resources to keep fighting on the issues that matter to you.Your contribution is vital to ensure the Liberal Party has the resources to keep fighting on the issues that matter to you.
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The migration debate is continuing. The bill is here.
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Vandals take note: the citizenship laws cast a wide net
If you haven’t read Lenore Taylor’s story on the citizenship laws, you should.
It’s a wide net, the Allegiance to Australia bill.
Damaging or destroying commonwealth property is one of the offences for which an Australian dual national could have their citizenship revoked under the legislation introduced by the government on Wednesday.
University of NSW law professor George Williams said he believed the government had “cast the net far too wide” in its new laws, which now went “far further than people involved with Islamic State or acts of terrorism”.
“This law appears to cover low-level offences that have only a very minor connection to terrorism,” he said.
“The most remarkable is that it extends to section 29 of the Crimes Act, the offence of destroying or damaging commonwealth property, which would appear to not necessarily require any connection to terrorism at all. That might just mean that someone was involved in vandalism.
“It also extends to the offence of possessing a ‘thing’ connected to terrorism. ‘Thing’ is an open-ended term and is not defined.
“The government’s redrafting has probably satisfied the constitutional problems, but in my view it has now cast the net far too wide,” Williams said.
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Calm the good Doctor the down.
A very interesting exchange just occurred.
Bill Shorten was reminding the government, many of whom were not on their benches, that Labor is trying to do the right thing on the migration vote.
Remember when you needed us in the national interest we are there....Remember this moment.
I have asked the Labor party to take the government on trust in this matter and we know trust is in short supply.
This moment in cooperation could be a turning point in the national debate.
Shorten calls for “no more dehumanising or inflammatory language”.
Shorten sits and Queensland Liberal MP Andrew Laming gets up and immediately hooks into Labor about its record. A Labor MP gets up and takes issue with Laming’s intemperate remarks.
Recognising that Laming is going provoke Labor when the government desperately needs their votes, Peter Dutton gestures to Laming with his hand behind the table.
The minister mouths something like “calm it down”.
After a kerfuffle with the speaker, Laming gets up and tones down his language.
Now he says there should be a “convergence” around the recognition that both sides should support reasonable policies.
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Bill Shorten says Labor remembers that the Coalition did not support Labor’s Malaysian plan, which was ultimately struck out in the high court.
He reminds people that Scott Morrison, the former immigration minister, did not want to allow family members to attend the funerals of asylum seekers drowned at sea.
He says after the Coalition and the Greens voted against the Malaysian solution, “689 souls” lost their lives.
They opposed the Malaysian solution not because it wouldn’t work but because it would work.
They play their politics hard.
We will do the right thing, we will help you solve this problem.
Shorten says too often, asylum seekers are demonised and says Hansonism (as in Pauline Hanson) is a factor - a “genie” that needs to be put back in the bottle.
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Bill Shorten is giving a history of Labor’s asylum seeker policies: “We will vote for this bill because people’s safety comes first.”
There’s been no more effective deterrent than the regional resettlement agreement instituted by Labor.
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Bill Shorten is saying he understands the government needs to get this through before the winter break. Labor is supporting the bill only to enable payments to be made for offshore processing.
Shorten says it is in line with Labor policy, which is about preventing tragedy, ie drownings at sea.
Labor learned lessons from its time in government.
At the end of the war in Sri Lanka, the movement of people changed, says Shorten.
We stand here guided by our compassion because our compassion demands we stop drownings at sea.
We never see the photos of the people who drown at sea seeking refuge in Australia.
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Peter Dutton introduces the Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015. A.K.A the Loophole bill. It allows for the funding of the offshore processing to address an issue which which was under challenge before the high court earlier today.
Bill Shorten is expected to speak to this motion.
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Not the gummint.
#classified #pressPhotographers #reenactment @ellinghausen @mearsey @mpbowers @cochl @garyramage2 pic.twitter.com/j4MjIMZTP5
The boys, and they were boys, decided to re-enact the Asio briefing for Mikey Bowers, because he felt left out.
Solidarity.
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The gummint.
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Legislation to amend the migration act to deal with “loopholes” in appropriations for offshore processing will come before parliament this afternoon. The loophole was discovered after the Human Rights Law Centre began a challenge to the federal government’s powers to provide money for offshore detention.
The foundation of the case was built on the challenge to the school chaplaincy program last year. The high court unanimously found that the federal government needs parliamentary approval for expenditure on big policy areas.
There was a flurry mid-morning and Labor had to convene a special caucus meeting to discuss the Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 after a request for support by the government.
The recommendation to support the legislation was moved by Bill Shorten and seconded by Richard Marles.
That the Caucus supports the draft amendment to the Migration Act on the basis that the legislation solely goes to enabling payments, enabling the fact of regional offshore processing and that the legislation does not change or in any way expand the current situation/policies/extent of regional offshore processing. Nor does the FPLP in any way condone the manner in which the current Federal government is running offshore processing.
The government is hoping to put the motion up this afternoon.