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| Clive Palmer announces Brian Burston as UAP Senate leader – politics live | Clive Palmer announces Brian Burston as UAP Senate leader – politics live |
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| So it looks like the reason Steve Ciobo and Malcolm Turnbull had to run, was because Mark Dreyfus is attempting to suspend standing orders to vote on this motion: | |
| That the House resolves that it will never support the privatisation of the ABC and calls on the government to reverse its latest damaging $83 million cut to the ABC” | |
| Ayes - 63 | |
| Noes- 73 | |
| And in the great tradition of today, the prime minister’s press conference has just had the pause button pressed by the ringing of the bells in the lower house. | |
| With just a one-seat majority, you have to get your running shoes on, if you are a government MP. | |
| Cecilia Malmstrom was left alone at the podium, before someone remembered she may not have a clue what was going on, and came to her rescue. | |
| A small side note. When Clive Palmer had his first go around at politics in 2013, he tried to launch it as the United Australia Party but then had to change it to the Palmer United party after a battle with the electoral commission. | |
| Malcolm Turnbull is in the blue room with the EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom. | |
| He says trade talks will begin for a new Australia-EU free trade agreement. | |
| LIVE now with @StevenCiobo. https://t.co/XgAEC8OunH | |
| Mike Bowers was down at the Clive Palmer press conference and said he heard one of the gardeners on the phone madly trying to get the sprinklers turned off, as they had started automatically. | |
| Clive Palmer and Brian Burston at a press conference to announce that former One Nation senator would be joining his United Australia party, the auto sprinkler system came on and cut short the event @murpharoo @AmyRemeikis @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/KTt02YXeHI | |
| And the Clive Palmer press conference started so well: | And the Clive Palmer press conference started so well: |
| My exchange with Brian Burston and Clive Palmer a few minutes ago...#auspol pic.twitter.com/8v0NFIER98 | My exchange with Brian Burston and Clive Palmer a few minutes ago...#auspol pic.twitter.com/8v0NFIER98 |
| Just a small correction – Senate Greens put through the axe-the-tampon-tax as a bill, not a motion. | Just a small correction – Senate Greens put through the axe-the-tampon-tax as a bill, not a motion. |
| But with the House numbers as they are, it won’t get a pass. | But with the House numbers as they are, it won’t get a pass. |
| Siiiiigggghhhhhh | Siiiiigggghhhhhh |
| STATEMENT: Senator Brian Burston to lead United Australia Party in the Senate #auspol pic.twitter.com/levWRTNC25 | STATEMENT: Senator Brian Burston to lead United Australia Party in the Senate #auspol pic.twitter.com/levWRTNC25 |
| Also sidenote - press conferences are held in the Senate courtyard all the time. And I have never seen the sprinklers go off. Especially not at 11am on a Monday morning. | Also sidenote - press conferences are held in the Senate courtyard all the time. And I have never seen the sprinklers go off. Especially not at 11am on a Monday morning. |
| So who turned them on? | So who turned them on? |
| And despite Sarah Vogler from the Courier Mail reporting overnight that Brian Burston would be joining Clive Palmer’s party, Burston claims he didn’t make the decision until 10.30 this morning. | And despite Sarah Vogler from the Courier Mail reporting overnight that Brian Burston would be joining Clive Palmer’s party, Burston claims he didn’t make the decision until 10.30 this morning. |
| That is because he told the Senate at 10am he was standing as an independent. Which he is not. He’s standing as a United Australia Party. By stating he didn’t make the decision until 10.30, he has not, technically, misled parliament. | That is because he told the Senate at 10am he was standing as an independent. Which he is not. He’s standing as a United Australia Party. By stating he didn’t make the decision until 10.30, he has not, technically, misled parliament. |
| But before it all ended, Clive Palmer, who has not paid his sacked workers their entitlements, said he would be using the money his companies raise, to fund his political party comeback: | But before it all ended, Clive Palmer, who has not paid his sacked workers their entitlements, said he would be using the money his companies raise, to fund his political party comeback: |
| Course the money from my companies that I own 100% will be supporting political lives in Australia. You people seem to think if I have got money that I own I can’t spend it as I want to. That is a freedom in this country.” | Course the money from my companies that I own 100% will be supporting political lives in Australia. You people seem to think if I have got money that I own I can’t spend it as I want to. That is a freedom in this country.” |
| The Senate courtyard sprinklers just brought that press conference to an end. | The Senate courtyard sprinklers just brought that press conference to an end. |
| Probably because it resembled a flaming trash heap and the sprinklers got confused. | Probably because it resembled a flaming trash heap and the sprinklers got confused. |
| Labor MP Cathy O’Toole turned up to Clive Palmer’s press conference. She represents north Queensland seat of Herbert, which is where Palmer shut down his nickel refinery – the region’s biggest employer: | Labor MP Cathy O’Toole turned up to Clive Palmer’s press conference. She represents north Queensland seat of Herbert, which is where Palmer shut down his nickel refinery – the region’s biggest employer: |
| Here is the exchange: | Here is the exchange: |
| O’Toole: Why aren’t you paying the workers in Herbert district in Townsville the money they are owed? I have got John who is owed $10,000 by you. | O’Toole: Why aren’t you paying the workers in Herbert district in Townsville the money they are owed? I have got John who is owed $10,000 by you. |
| Palmer: Let me answer your question. | Palmer: Let me answer your question. |
| O’Toole: Laura $7,000, Chris from Bushland Beach $10,000. These people are doing it tough, Clive. | O’Toole: Laura $7,000, Chris from Bushland Beach $10,000. These people are doing it tough, Clive. |
| Palmer: We have got to do something – can I answer your question, please? First of all, I announced last week we are reopening a refinery and the Townsville Bulletin ran a poll in Townsville and found that 70% of people supported my plans of doing that. Secondly, I do not owe anyone anything in North Queensland. | Palmer: We have got to do something – can I answer your question, please? First of all, I announced last week we are reopening a refinery and the Townsville Bulletin ran a poll in Townsville and found that 70% of people supported my plans of doing that. Secondly, I do not owe anyone anything in North Queensland. |
| O’Toole: They think differently. | O’Toole: They think differently. |
| Palmer: It is not true. | Palmer: It is not true. |
| O’Toole: It is their back pocket. They are not wealthy like you that is the sad thing. | O’Toole: It is their back pocket. They are not wealthy like you that is the sad thing. |
| Palmer: What we have to do is look to the future and get jobs for the country. I sympathise with all people in North Queensland. | Palmer: What we have to do is look to the future and get jobs for the country. I sympathise with all people in North Queensland. |
| O’Toole: Sympathy doesn’t pay their bills. | O’Toole: Sympathy doesn’t pay their bills. |
| Palmer: It is not my responsibility to pay the people’s bills. | Palmer: It is not my responsibility to pay the people’s bills. |
| O’Toole: It is your responsibility to pay your workers their entitlements. | O’Toole: It is your responsibility to pay your workers their entitlements. |
| Palmer: I didn’t sack anybody in North Queensland. | Palmer: I didn’t sack anybody in North Queensland. |
| O’Toole: They are not seeing it. These people do not have a job. | O’Toole: They are not seeing it. These people do not have a job. |
| Palmer: That is not true. If they haven’t got a job after three years ... | Palmer: That is not true. If they haven’t got a job after three years ... |
| O’Toole: We have huge unemployment. Imagine taking 850 jobs out of our community – it nearly killed our community. | O’Toole: We have huge unemployment. Imagine taking 850 jobs out of our community – it nearly killed our community. |
| Palmer: 70% of people supported us in Townsville to reopen it. We have got to get more jobs open in this country. Another question? | Palmer: 70% of people supported us in Townsville to reopen it. We have got to get more jobs open in this country. Another question? |
| Clive Palmer has just announced Brian Burston is the Senate leader for the United Australia Party. | Clive Palmer has just announced Brian Burston is the Senate leader for the United Australia Party. |
| Palmer says Burston has shown a courage not often seen in Australian politics. | Palmer says Burston has shown a courage not often seen in Australian politics. |
| I just ... ugh. Mark it down. It is 11am on the first sitting of the new parliament and I CAN NOT EVEN: | I just ... ugh. Mark it down. It is 11am on the first sitting of the new parliament and I CAN NOT EVEN: |
| Barry O'Sullian just told the Senate he's in love with one of Derryn Hinch's former wives - Jackie Weaver - and doesn't want to ruin his chances of meeting her in the future by speaking too strongly against Hinch's live exports ban. Australian politics wtf | Barry O'Sullian just told the Senate he's in love with one of Derryn Hinch's former wives - Jackie Weaver - and doesn't want to ruin his chances of meeting her in the future by speaking too strongly against Hinch's live exports ban. Australian politics wtf |
| That awkward moment you run into your ex at the shops: | That awkward moment you run into your ex at the shops: |
| The end-the-tampon-tax-god-damn-it bill just passed the Senate on the voices. | The end-the-tampon-tax-god-damn-it bill just passed the Senate on the voices. |
| The House can, and will, choose to ignore that though. | The House can, and will, choose to ignore that though. |
| So now that the Senate musical chairs have calmed for just a moment, here is what Mathias Cormann is working with, if Labor and the Greens oppose government legislation: | So now that the Senate musical chairs have calmed for just a moment, here is what Mathias Cormann is working with, if Labor and the Greens oppose government legislation: |
| He needs eight of the remaining 10 crossbenchers. So, now that Pauline Hanson has lost her voting bloc of three – and effectively, her balance of power, here is the puzzle the government has to put together. | He needs eight of the remaining 10 crossbenchers. So, now that Pauline Hanson has lost her voting bloc of three – and effectively, her balance of power, here is the puzzle the government has to put together. |
| Option one: | Option one: |
| One Nation, Centre Alliance and four of the remaining six crossbenchers: Tim Storer, Derryn Hinch, and the loose conservative alliance of Brian Burston, Fraser Anning, Cory Bernardi and David Leyonhjelm. | One Nation, Centre Alliance and four of the remaining six crossbenchers: Tim Storer, Derryn Hinch, and the loose conservative alliance of Brian Burston, Fraser Anning, Cory Bernardi and David Leyonhjelm. |
| Option two: | Option two: |
| One Nation and every single crossbencher | One Nation and every single crossbencher |
| Option three: | Option three: |
| Centre Alliance and every single crossbencher | Centre Alliance and every single crossbencher |
| Option four: | Option four: |
| The conservative crossbench and either One Nation, Centre Alliance or Hinch and Storer. | The conservative crossbench and either One Nation, Centre Alliance or Hinch and Storer. |