With Mem Fox and Thomas Keneally. At the beginning of this speech the Parliamentary Friends of Australian Books and Writers was half launched and I now get to complete the launch.
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On behalf of Labor, I extend my warmest wishes to Coptic communities in Australia and around the world, who are today celebrating the Coptic New Year, Nayrouz.
Read MoreThe report by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has now come down on the government's changes to the Citizenship Act, and it is absolutely clear now why the government should withdraw the changes that they have in front.
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SUBJECTS: Stuart Robert conflict of interest, Barnaby Joyce as acting Prime Minister
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SUBJECTS: The Government’s dual citizenship debacle, SSM high court challenge, media reform
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Well it would have been reasonable to presume that over the two-week break the Government would have taken the opportunity to have Barnaby Joyce quietly stand aside so that when Parliament came back the only business that Parliament had to deal with was the policy of the day.
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In the coming weeks between the House rising but before we return, Muslims in Australia and around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha.
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The Prime Minister told the truth today when he said he was transparent. When the Prime Minister said he was transparent, he was spot on, because no-one has missed the transparency of a Prime Minister who will do and say anything to cling to office.
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This is a government without legitimacy. This is a government that has had to, for the first time in the history of this country go to the High Court and ask whether or not it in fact has a majority.
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 contains a series of amendments to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act to rectify a series of unintended consequences of the sunsetting regime.
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SUBJECTS: Barnaby Joyce’s NZ Citizenship discovery
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When the Australian Government appeared at that conservation conference they put on the record what they believed were the achievements from Australia and why Australia should be recognised as a good citizen in terms of protection of the ocean.
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The opposition will be supporting this motion and the Leader of the House is right in saying that we are making history. But we are making history for a slightly different reason.
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On behalf of Labor I extend my best wishes to Hindu communities in Australia and around the world on the celebration of Krishna Janmashtami.
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Ordinarily, at the end of an MPI, after question time, we get to the end of this debate and just move on to other legislation.
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There's lots of legislation that will go back and forth in this parliament where people will have strong and passionate views, and a lot of those issues will be relevant to what sort of country we are.
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SUBJECTS: Marriage equality, Citizenship legislation changes, Murray-Darling Basin, Trump/Turnbull transcript, Constitutional recognition for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Australians
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SUBJECTS: Senator Matt Canavan resignation; response to Four Corners shocking report on the Murray-Darling Basin
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Named after the infamous Parisian prison fortress that was invaded by revolutionary forces in the 18th century, Bastille Day commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution.
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Joint Press Conference: Tony Burke, Mark Butler & Anthony Albanese
SUBJECTS: Great Barrier Reef, Climate Change, Tourism in Far North Queensland, Roads infrastructure in Far North Queensland, Penalty rates.
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