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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SUBJECTS: Murray Darling Basin Plan.
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SUBJECTS: Malcolm Turnbull’s unfair cuts to schools; the Government's ridiculous citizenship legislation changes; the Yarra three
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SUBJECTS: Citizenship legislation changes
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Labor caucus today made a unanimous decision to oppose the Governments changes to Australian citizenship.
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I next want to acknowledge the Sikh communities in Australia, who, on 16 June, here and around the world will be commemorating the martyrdom of Arjan Dev Sahib.
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Legislation will be introduced into the parliament today to usher in new citizenship laws which the Prime Minister says will be central to our national security.
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If Peter Dutton wants Labor to support a change, he should put forward something that is in the interests of national unity. He should stop behaving like a dill demanding that people support a document that has not even been written.
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On behalf of Labor I want to extend my best wishes to Jewish communities in Australia and around the world for the joyous occasion of Shavuot.
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On behalf of Labor I want to extend my best wishes to the Baha'i community in Australia and around the world in commemoration of the ascension of Baha'u'llah. This day marks the death of Baha'u'llah, the prophet founder of the Baha'i faith.
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On behalf of Labor I want to extend my best wishes to Muslim communities in Australia and around the world, who will soon be observing the holy month of Ramadan.
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On behalf of Labor, I want to extend my best wishes to the Mandaean communities in Australia and around the world on the marking of the birthday of John the Baptist. Mandaeism is a 2,000-year-old faith that has its roots in ancient Mesopotamia.
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On behalf of Labor I extend my best wishes to Buddhist communities in Australia and around the world for Vesak.
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People have been turning up to concerts with tickets that turn out to be fake, and they get turned away at the gate. We have to do something about this.
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