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| Senate passes federal Icac bill after One Nation fails to show – politics live | Senate passes federal Icac bill after One Nation fails to show – politics live |
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| Scott Morrison will be the 7.30 guest tonight. | |
| Just a reminder that the government controls the House of Reps agenda, and does not have to bring on the vote there until it wants to. | |
| That doesn’t mean that Adam Bandt, Rebehka Sharkie and Labor can’t attempt to force it on, and force the government to vote down even that attempt, but don’t expect a vote on any of this too soon. | |
| Pauline Hanson has called in to Sydney radio station 2GB to explain why One Nation abstained – apparently Jacqui Lambie is “wishy-washy”. | |
| Hanson is also saying Richard Di Natale is ridiculous for blaming the Queensland fires on climate change before we know what caused them, as she blames the Queensland government for its land-clearing laws for those exact fires. | |
| Mike Bowers has been going since very early this morning. His week is going to look a lot like this. | Mike Bowers has been going since very early this morning. His week is going to look a lot like this. |
| Adding to the weight of what just happened in the Senate, I’m told this is just the fourth Greens bill to pass that chamber. | Adding to the weight of what just happened in the Senate, I’m told this is just the fourth Greens bill to pass that chamber. |
| Larissa Waters on that victory: | Larissa Waters on that victory: |
| After 10 years of attempts by the Greens to clean up politics, the Senate has just passed a Greens bill to set up a federal corruption watchdog with real teeth. | After 10 years of attempts by the Greens to clean up politics, the Senate has just passed a Greens bill to set up a federal corruption watchdog with real teeth. |
| Now the pressure is on the government to back this bill in the House, where the crossbench and opposition also want a strong corruption body, not the weak, toothless government proposal, which hasn’t moved an inch for almost a year. | Now the pressure is on the government to back this bill in the House, where the crossbench and opposition also want a strong corruption body, not the weak, toothless government proposal, which hasn’t moved an inch for almost a year. |
| For those asking, Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie voted for the bill, along with Labor and the Greens (who put it forward). | For those asking, Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie voted for the bill, along with Labor and the Greens (who put it forward). |
| That shouldn’t be a surprise – Centre Alliance has been calling for a federal Icac for some time, while Lambie stood up with the crossbench last sitting and said she wanted one with “more teeth than Jaws”. | That shouldn’t be a surprise – Centre Alliance has been calling for a federal Icac for some time, while Lambie stood up with the crossbench last sitting and said she wanted one with “more teeth than Jaws”. |
| I think we can call that a victory for optics. | I think we can call that a victory for optics. |
| With One Nation out of the chamber, the Greens win the vote, 35 to 32. | With One Nation out of the chamber, the Greens win the vote, 35 to 32. |
| The House will now be forced to vote the legislation down. | The House will now be forced to vote the legislation down. |
| So I guess some last minute thoughts hit the One Nation team - and they decided that actively voting against a federal integrity bill would not play well with the ‘we keep the bastards honest’ line. | So I guess some last minute thoughts hit the One Nation team - and they decided that actively voting against a federal integrity bill would not play well with the ‘we keep the bastards honest’ line. |
| Without them, the bill gets up. | Without them, the bill gets up. |
| Paul Karp tells me that One Nation is not in the chamber. | Paul Karp tells me that One Nation is not in the chamber. |
| Cory Bernardi is voting with the government. | Cory Bernardi is voting with the government. |
| It looks like One Nation may have missed that vote – if they abstain, then the integrity bill will get up. | It looks like One Nation may have missed that vote – if they abstain, then the integrity bill will get up. |
| The whip has asked Scott Ryan for some more time, so the bells will now ring for four minutes. | The whip has asked Scott Ryan for some more time, so the bells will now ring for four minutes. |
| So perhaps some people didn’t get there in time. Or maybe the government is hoping that is the case. | So perhaps some people didn’t get there in time. Or maybe the government is hoping that is the case. |
| While the Senate can’t force the House to do anything, it will force the government to vote it down. | While the Senate can’t force the House to do anything, it will force the government to vote it down. |
| Looks like there were a few people who abstained there – so the Greens bill moves to its third reading. | Looks like there were a few people who abstained there – so the Greens bill moves to its third reading. |
| Ayes 35 | Ayes 35 |
| Noes 32 | Noes 32 |
| The Senate bells are ringing for a division on Larissa Waters’s national integrity commission bill – but unless Cory Bernardi changes tack, it will go down by one. | The Senate bells are ringing for a division on Larissa Waters’s national integrity commission bill – but unless Cory Bernardi changes tack, it will go down by one. |
| There is no mention there, of tying her support to drug testing of politicians and public servants. | There is no mention there, of tying her support to drug testing of politicians and public servants. |
| It is however worth noting, that Jacqui Lambie has had personal experience with drug addition impacting her family, which she has been open about. So if anyone knows about accessing services here, it is her. | It is however worth noting, that Jacqui Lambie has had personal experience with drug addition impacting her family, which she has been open about. So if anyone knows about accessing services here, it is her. |
| Jacqui Lambie’s office has released a statement on the drug-testing proposal. Here it is in full, because this morning has been a bit all over the place: | Jacqui Lambie’s office has released a statement on the drug-testing proposal. Here it is in full, because this morning has been a bit all over the place: |
| This isn’t really about getting people off drugs. It’s about kicking people off payments. | This isn’t really about getting people off drugs. It’s about kicking people off payments. |
| You can’t punish someone for being on drugs if they don’t have the help available to get them off it. We have to get the services in place to help people. | You can’t punish someone for being on drugs if they don’t have the help available to get them off it. We have to get the services in place to help people. |
| The government hasn’t done its due diligence here. It’s put the cart before the horse. We have bugger all in place to help people with mental health let alone drug and alcohol rehabilitation. | The government hasn’t done its due diligence here. It’s put the cart before the horse. We have bugger all in place to help people with mental health let alone drug and alcohol rehabilitation. |
| The fact the government wants to throw drug tests at everybody but themselves shows plain as day what the real agenda is. It’s one rule for them, one for everyone else. They don’t want a breathalyser at the chamber doors after those long dinner breaks where half of them get on the sauce. | The fact the government wants to throw drug tests at everybody but themselves shows plain as day what the real agenda is. It’s one rule for them, one for everyone else. They don’t want a breathalyser at the chamber doors after those long dinner breaks where half of them get on the sauce. |
| Bottom line is I’m not going to punish people for seeking help and not getting it, because we’re not making it available to them. We can’t cut off a drug addict who’s done the right thing in seeking treatment only to be told they have to wait 12 months for a rehab bed. | Bottom line is I’m not going to punish people for seeking help and not getting it, because we’re not making it available to them. We can’t cut off a drug addict who’s done the right thing in seeking treatment only to be told they have to wait 12 months for a rehab bed. |
| They say taxpayers don’t want their money going to drug dealers. What, are they going to test every ABC journo? Every pensioner? Every war veteran? Every school teacher? Let’s get real. This isn’t about who is getting tax dollars, it’s about who’s easy to take them from. | They say taxpayers don’t want their money going to drug dealers. What, are they going to test every ABC journo? Every pensioner? Every war veteran? Every school teacher? Let’s get real. This isn’t about who is getting tax dollars, it’s about who’s easy to take them from. |
| So if this isn’t about respecting taxpayers, then let’s get real and make it about getting people off drugs full stop. You can’t punish someone into going clean. | So if this isn’t about respecting taxpayers, then let’s get real and make it about getting people off drugs full stop. You can’t punish someone into going clean. |
| If the government wants my vote on drug testing, it’s time for them to step up and put comprehensive mental health and drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in place. | If the government wants my vote on drug testing, it’s time for them to step up and put comprehensive mental health and drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in place. |
| They need to show that they are interested in more than punishing people who are on welfare. | They need to show that they are interested in more than punishing people who are on welfare. |
| If you kick a drug addict off payments, they don’t magically get better. | If you kick a drug addict off payments, they don’t magically get better. |
| They just become a junkie with a habit to service and no money to service it with. So what you end up seeing is more cars being broken into, more TVs being flogged at Cash Converters, more prostitution, more crime, more cost and no fewer drug addicts. | They just become a junkie with a habit to service and no money to service it with. So what you end up seeing is more cars being broken into, more TVs being flogged at Cash Converters, more prostitution, more crime, more cost and no fewer drug addicts. |
| Making an addict more desperate doesn’t make them more healthy. | Making an addict more desperate doesn’t make them more healthy. |
| My message to the government is simple: fix the support services and you’ll get my support too. Until then, get off your high horse and get back to work. | My message to the government is simple: fix the support services and you’ll get my support too. Until then, get off your high horse and get back to work. |