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| Offshore processing bill passes as Coalition, Labor vote down limits – as it happened | Offshore processing bill passes as Coalition, Labor vote down limits – as it happened |
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| Night time politics | Night time politics |
| That’s it, my friends. | That’s it, my friends. |
| Thanks so much for your company. It has been a pleasure and could not have been possible without the brains trust - Shalailah Medhora, Daniel Hurst, Lenore Taylor and of course Mike Bowers. His images help the blog come alive and what a corporate memory. | Thanks so much for your company. It has been a pleasure and could not have been possible without the brains trust - Shalailah Medhora, Daniel Hurst, Lenore Taylor and of course Mike Bowers. His images help the blog come alive and what a corporate memory. |
| Good night. | Good night. |
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| at 9.34am BST | at 9.34am BST |
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| Senate passes migration bill: offshore detention no longer illegal. | Senate passes migration bill: offshore detention no longer illegal. |
| The migration bill, to provide for legal funding for offshore detention just passed the senate. | The migration bill, to provide for legal funding for offshore detention just passed the senate. |
| Voting for the bill: Coalition, ALP, Bob Day, Nick Xenophon and John Madigan. | Voting for the bill: Coalition, ALP, Bob Day, Nick Xenophon and John Madigan. |
| Against: Greens, Jacqui Lambie, David Leyonhjelm, Ricky Muir, Dio Wang, Glenn Lazarus. | Against: Greens, Jacqui Lambie, David Leyonhjelm, Ricky Muir, Dio Wang, Glenn Lazarus. |
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| The Coalition and Labor vote against a time limit on detention for asylum seekers. | The Coalition and Labor vote against a time limit on detention for asylum seekers. |
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| The Coalition and Labor voted against letting the Human Rights Commission and the media into offshore detention centres. | The Coalition and Labor voted against letting the Human Rights Commission and the media into offshore detention centres. |
| Sarah Hanson-Young is now putting her final amendments to the migration bill, placing a three month time limit on detention of asylum seekers. | Sarah Hanson-Young is now putting her final amendments to the migration bill, placing a three month time limit on detention of asylum seekers. |
| She says quite apart from the moral issues, it costs Australian taxpayers $500,000 a year to keep a person in detention for a year. | She says quite apart from the moral issues, it costs Australian taxpayers $500,000 a year to keep a person in detention for a year. |
| These people deserve some hope. The worst thing about detention is the indefinite nature, the lack of hope. | These people deserve some hope. The worst thing about detention is the indefinite nature, the lack of hope. |
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| Senator Hanson Young is speaking to her amendments to the migration bill. She wants to amend the legislation so that media and the Human Rights Commission are allowed in offshore detention centre so we know how the funding is being spent. Hanson-Young says the government refuses to let watchdogs into centres because the Australian public would be horrified at the conditions. | Senator Hanson Young is speaking to her amendments to the migration bill. She wants to amend the legislation so that media and the Human Rights Commission are allowed in offshore detention centre so we know how the funding is being spent. Hanson-Young says the government refuses to let watchdogs into centres because the Australian public would be horrified at the conditions. |
| Attorney general George Brandis says the Australian government cannot make laws for offshore centres in other countries, such as Nauru and PNG. | Attorney general George Brandis says the Australian government cannot make laws for offshore centres in other countries, such as Nauru and PNG. |
| The Senate is voting. | The Senate is voting. |
| The major parties have already voted against her amendment for mandatory reporting of abuse. | The major parties have already voted against her amendment for mandatory reporting of abuse. |
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| at 8.56am BST | at 8.56am BST |
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| Parliamentary entitlements dropped on the last sitting day | Parliamentary entitlements dropped on the last sitting day |
| And it would not be a last sitting day before a long break without the government taking out the rubbish. | And it would not be a last sitting day before a long break without the government taking out the rubbish. |
| The honourable Michael Ronaldson, special minister of state, has made available the parliamentary entitlements (including Parliamentary Overseas Study Travel Reports) for the six months to December 2014. | The honourable Michael Ronaldson, special minister of state, has made available the parliamentary entitlements (including Parliamentary Overseas Study Travel Reports) for the six months to December 2014. |
| Citizen journalists, go forth. | Citizen journalists, go forth. |
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| Because the Senate vote on the Registered Organisations bill was a procedural one (that it not proceed), the Senate has yet to vote on the bill itself. | Because the Senate vote on the Registered Organisations bill was a procedural one (that it not proceed), the Senate has yet to vote on the bill itself. |
| It is not a double-dissolution trigger until the Senate votes on the bill itself. It is unclear when the vote will happen. | It is not a double-dissolution trigger until the Senate votes on the bill itself. It is unclear when the vote will happen. |
| The migration bill is back in the Senate in committee. | The migration bill is back in the Senate in committee. |
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| at 8.22am BST | at 8.22am BST |
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| The government has presented Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment bill 2014 to the Senate, which voted not to proceed on the bill 36-31. | The government has presented Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment bill 2014 to the Senate, which voted not to proceed on the bill 36-31. |
| This bill – Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment bill 2013 – was voted down in the Senate in May last year. | This bill – Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment bill 2013 – was voted down in the Senate in May last year. |
| So it just sits there now. We are checking as to its status as a double-dissolution trigger. | So it just sits there now. We are checking as to its status as a double-dissolution trigger. |
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| at 8.19am BST | at 8.19am BST |
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| Mirabella mea culpa | Mirabella mea culpa |
| Speaking of Indi, it will be a three-cornered contest after the National party announced they would be running a candidate. However it has also been reported that the Nats are considering “running dead” if Sophie Mirabella wins the preselection, such is their love for the former minister. Their votes could swing the result against the Liberals. | Speaking of Indi, it will be a three-cornered contest after the National party announced they would be running a candidate. However it has also been reported that the Nats are considering “running dead” if Sophie Mirabella wins the preselection, such is their love for the former minister. Their votes could swing the result against the Liberals. |
| On Sunday, Mirabella is facing Melbourne-based anaesthetist Andrew Walpole and Wodonga businessman Kevin Ekendahl to win the right to represent the seat for the Liberal party. | On Sunday, Mirabella is facing Melbourne-based anaesthetist Andrew Walpole and Wodonga businessman Kevin Ekendahl to win the right to represent the seat for the Liberal party. |
| Ekendahl has won the backing of the Victorian Liberal president Michael Kroger, which is a pretty big endorsement, while Walpole reportedly told preselectors: | Ekendahl has won the backing of the Victorian Liberal president Michael Kroger, which is a pretty big endorsement, while Walpole reportedly told preselectors: |
| Realistically we are faced with the possibility of losing this seat for decades, not just one term. We must choose wisely. I am a grassroots member of our party, not a career politician. | Realistically we are faced with the possibility of losing this seat for decades, not just one term. We must choose wisely. I am a grassroots member of our party, not a career politician. |
| Meanwhile Mirabella is telling all and sundry that she has changed and she “got it wrong” by getting caught up in Canberra. The Liberals need to run a “community campaign” to combat the incumbent, Cathy McGowan. | Meanwhile Mirabella is telling all and sundry that she has changed and she “got it wrong” by getting caught up in Canberra. The Liberals need to run a “community campaign” to combat the incumbent, Cathy McGowan. |
| In a letter to preselectors, leaked to her local paper, the Border Mail, Mirabella said: | In a letter to preselectors, leaked to her local paper, the Border Mail, Mirabella said: |
| Clearly, I got the balance wrong and needed to spend more time here in Indi. This is something I take full responsibility for. My time out of the Canberra bubble has provided me with a renewed perspective... The North East is where my home and heart is. | Clearly, I got the balance wrong and needed to spend more time here in Indi. This is something I take full responsibility for. My time out of the Canberra bubble has provided me with a renewed perspective... The North East is where my home and heart is. |
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| As Malcolm Turnbull said in question time, he has announced 499 new mobile phone base stations. Turnbull anticipated a pork barrel question because in question time he said this was not about favouring electorates. | As Malcolm Turnbull said in question time, he has announced 499 new mobile phone base stations. Turnbull anticipated a pork barrel question because in question time he said this was not about favouring electorates. |
| Mobile signals are no respecters of electorate boundaries and there are a number of electorates – I think of the member for Hinkler’s seat – for example, where there is no base station being funded within that seat but a large part of the blackspot problem is being addressed from connectivity from a base station across the electoral boundary. The benefits of this go well beyond the electorates that have got the base stations being built but there is more. From July 1,2016, for two years there will be another $60m so those black spots that missed out on being remediated this time will be back into the mix. | Mobile signals are no respecters of electorate boundaries and there are a number of electorates – I think of the member for Hinkler’s seat – for example, where there is no base station being funded within that seat but a large part of the blackspot problem is being addressed from connectivity from a base station across the electoral boundary. The benefits of this go well beyond the electorates that have got the base stations being built but there is more. From July 1,2016, for two years there will be another $60m so those black spots that missed out on being remediated this time will be back into the mix. |
| It caused me to look south to Victoria as this was one of the issues Indi independent Cathy McGowan campaigned on in the last election, when she shocked all and sundry by knocking off former Howard minister Sophie Mirabella. | It caused me to look south to Victoria as this was one of the issues Indi independent Cathy McGowan campaigned on in the last election, when she shocked all and sundry by knocking off former Howard minister Sophie Mirabella. |
| East of Indi: | East of Indi: |
| 10 new mobile phone base stations for Gippsland under blackspots program. Delivering better coverage for business, families & in emergencies | 10 new mobile phone base stations for Gippsland under blackspots program. Delivering better coverage for business, families & in emergencies |
| West of Indi: | West of Indi: |
| Fantastic results for Wimmera Mallee, 22 new and upgraded base stations addressing over 250 black spots in our region. | Fantastic results for Wimmera Mallee, 22 new and upgraded base stations addressing over 250 black spots in our region. |
| In Indi: | In Indi: |
| 28 new mobile phone towers for Indi - terrific outcome - and round 2 announced - committee to continue to speak up for regional Aust! | 28 new mobile phone towers for Indi - terrific outcome - and round 2 announced - committee to continue to speak up for regional Aust! |
| The Liberal preselection in Indi is coming up this weekend. It should be worth watching. | The Liberal preselection in Indi is coming up this weekend. It should be worth watching. |
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| at 8.20am BST | at 8.20am BST |
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| Alannah MacTiernan taking issue with Christopher Pyne in question time. | Alannah MacTiernan taking issue with Christopher Pyne in question time. |
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| Heads should roll. | Heads should roll. |
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| In question time, Tony Abbott was horrified at the Victorian Liberals’ attempt to use national security as a fundraiser. | In question time, Tony Abbott was horrified at the Victorian Liberals’ attempt to use national security as a fundraiser. |
| It was wrong, it was in poor taste. It was, I suppose, an attempt to take advantage of something which shouldn’t be taken advantage of and certainly the instruction that I’ve given is that no such use of anything to do with this parliament should ever take place. | It was wrong, it was in poor taste. It was, I suppose, an attempt to take advantage of something which shouldn’t be taken advantage of and certainly the instruction that I’ve given is that no such use of anything to do with this parliament should ever take place. |
| The fundraising website is still live. | The fundraising website is still live. |
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| 400 & out- Howzat? Nick Champion becomes madam speakers 400th expulsion @gabriellechan @murpharoo #politicslive pic.twitter.com/cs94gE1azH | 400 & out- Howzat? Nick Champion becomes madam speakers 400th expulsion @gabriellechan @murpharoo #politicslive pic.twitter.com/cs94gE1azH |
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| QT is finished. | QT is finished. |
| Labor is arguing a matter of public importance on Tony Abbott’s broken promises. | Labor is arguing a matter of public importance on Tony Abbott’s broken promises. |
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| The constitutional recognition report brought to you by... | The constitutional recognition report brought to you by... |
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| Shorten to Abbott: For over a year the prime minister has pretended that he hasn’t cut $80bn from Australian schools and hospitals despite it being written in his budget papers. But this week the NSW Liberal treasurer described these cuts, and I quote, “A cut to growth funding which is substantially a cut to the budget.” No doubt about that. When will the prime minister finally admit he’s cut $80bn from our schools and hospitals? | Shorten to Abbott: For over a year the prime minister has pretended that he hasn’t cut $80bn from Australian schools and hospitals despite it being written in his budget papers. But this week the NSW Liberal treasurer described these cuts, and I quote, “A cut to growth funding which is substantially a cut to the budget.” No doubt about that. When will the prime minister finally admit he’s cut $80bn from our schools and hospitals? |
| Abbott says Labor never put the $80bn into the forward estimates in the budget. | Abbott says Labor never put the $80bn into the forward estimates in the budget. |
| We made it clear that beyond the forward estimates this was just pie-in-the-sky. It didn’t exist. It was a myth. It was a fantasy. | We made it clear that beyond the forward estimates this was just pie-in-the-sky. It didn’t exist. It was a myth. It was a fantasy. |
| Someone needs to tell the NSW Liberal treasurer Gladys Berejyklian. | Someone needs to tell the NSW Liberal treasurer Gladys Berejyklian. |
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| Mark Dreyfus makes a fruitless point of order before he is named. | Mark Dreyfus makes a fruitless point of order before he is named. |
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| Nick Champion becomes 400th booted from the house by Bronwyn Bishop | Nick Champion becomes 400th booted from the house by Bronwyn Bishop |
| A government question to Christopher Pyne on unions, regarding the registered organisations bill. | A government question to Christopher Pyne on unions, regarding the registered organisations bill. |
| Labor MP Nick Champion has been booted from the house. Anthony Albanese makes the point he is the 400th member to be thrown out of the house under Speaker Bishop’s rule. | Labor MP Nick Champion has been booted from the house. Anthony Albanese makes the point he is the 400th member to be thrown out of the house under Speaker Bishop’s rule. |
| Bishop says there are only 150 members and Labor has a lot of “recalcitrants”. | Bishop says there are only 150 members and Labor has a lot of “recalcitrants”. |
| Champion, though is the champion of getting thrown out. I’m pretty sure he leads the tally. | Champion, though is the champion of getting thrown out. I’m pretty sure he leads the tally. |
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| at 6.15am BST | at 6.15am BST |