Australia politics live: Lidia Thorpe says Senate censure over King Charles protest was a vote ‘to shut me down’; Babet defends censured tweet | Australia news

The federal government has introduced its electoral changes in parliament, promising the changes would ensure federal elections are not “unfairly skewed by big money”.

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The proposal will add donation and spending caps for candidates and parties and would commence from mid-2026 if it gains the support of parliament.

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Independent MPs have been critical of the reforms, accusing the major parties of trying to “rig” electoral laws in their favour.

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In the lower house on Monday, the assistant minister to the prime minister, Pat Gorman, said the bills would “remove the influence of big money in politics, ensuring that our electoral system remains a system we can all trust”.

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Trust that election results are not unfairly skewed by big money. Trust that elections are a contest of ideas, not bank balances. Trust that we know who is funding election campaigns with more information about campaign financing provided before voting day.

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The independent member for Curtin, Kate Chaney, has pushed to send the bill to a committee, which would delay its passage until the electoral matters committee delivers its report next year. But without the numbers in the House of Representatives, it’s unlikely the teal MPs will be able to force that.

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Read more about the changes from my colleague, Paul Karp, below:

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Lidia Thorpe said her flight was delayed this morning and she wasn’t able to get to the Senate chamber by 10am for the censure motion.

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I had minister [Murray] Watt texting me while I’m on the plane. I said ‘I’m on a plane delayed. Can you wait? I want to be there.’ And so I was denied my right to be in that chamber whilst everybody else voted to shut me down. I’m not one to be shut down.

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As I say, you got three and a half years left of me and I’ll continue to decolonise and in a way that is best for this country, best for everybody in this country.

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Ralph Babet has texted us a statement responding to his censure in the Senate this morning, over a tweet which was strongly condemned by both Labor and the Coalition.

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The radical authoritarian left has taken offence for a tweet which did not mention, target or reference any individual. Maybe they should have considered censuring my colleagues who regularly and consistently direct abuse and vitriol towards other people and our great nation.

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The selective outrage and hypocrisy from the far left is far more offensive to the general public than my simple tweet.

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Babet – who told us he is still at Melbourne airport waiting for a flight to Canberra – also criticised the government’s proposed misinformation bill.

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If an elected member of the Australian Senate is not free to say what he or she thinks, then none of us are free to say what we think. The truth is, their target isn’t me; it’s you. I’m just in their way. Long live free speech.

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The censure motion against Ralph Babet has also passed in the Senate. It passed “on the voices”, without a formal vote being called for.

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As mentioned earlier, opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham called Babet’s tweets “repugnant”, saying it was fine to push back against political correctness but that senators shouldn’t offend or demean their fellow Australians in the process.

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Nationals senator Matt Canavan called Babet a “mate” but said the words were “reprehensible”; although he repeated his earlier concerns that neither Babet or Lidia Thorpe were in the chamber to address the censure motions against them, to defend themselves. Canavan said he understood both Babet and Thorpe’s travel to Canberra had been affected by flight delays.

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Canavan said he would vote against both motions due to that issue.

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Wong said the censure motions were about “protecting the institution” of the Senate. She said the majority of the senators were in the chamber.

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We have to make a decision about expressing a view about what behaviours are appropriate in the expressions of those views, and in relation to senator Babet, whether in 2024 the sorts of views he’s articulated – which are frankly hateful, about our fellow Australians – are something we should be condoning as a Senate. I for one, do not.

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The Babet motion passed. The Senate has resumed its regular business.

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We’re expecting a press conference from Thorpe around 11.30am today for her response.

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The Senate has passed the censure motion against Lidia Thorpe. The motion received 46 yes and 12 no votes, passing easily.

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The Senate is now moving on to the proposed censure against Ralph Babet, for a tweet he made last week. Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham called his words “repugnant, abhorrent, and have no place in proper, orderly, civil conduct and debate in 2024”.

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Thorpe appears to have entered the chamber shortly after her motion was agreed on, interrupting loudly from the back of the Senate. It’s hard to make her words out from the video stream I’m watching, but we can hear words like “process”.

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“Why wasn’t I allowed to be here?” Thorpe can be heard calling out.

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Shame on you all … I’ll do it again!

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Senate president Sue Lines is trying to call for order in the Senate.

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Independent MP Andrew Wilkie will today introduce a bill that could force gambling companies to return stolen funds used to finance bets.

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Wilkie, who has moved similar legislation in the past without support from major parties, was developed in consultation with a former financial advisor who stole millions of dollars from his clients to service his gambling addiction. Gavin Fineff has pleaded guilty to multiple fraud-related offences. But the bookmakers who accepted his bets have kept the money.

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Wilkie said his bill would ensure gambling companies pay closer attention to how bets are financed:

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My bill puts a positive obligation on gambling companies to report to Austrac if they have reason to suspect a person is paying for a gambling service with money they’ve obtained illegally.

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It also enables the federal court to order a gambling company to return stolen funds, where it’s found that a bettor has paid for a gambling service using funds they obtained illegally.

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Happening right now in the Senate, Labor’s Senate leader Penny Wong says the government and opposition are seeking to censure Lidia Thorpe and Ralph Babet with separate censure motions.

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Thorpe’s censure relates to her interruption of King Charles’ reception at Parliament House on his visit – and Babet’s appears to be related to a controversial tweet he made after Donald Trump’s election win.

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Wong claims the government “moves these motions reluctantly” and accuses both Thorpe and Babet of seeking to “get attention” with what she called “actions and stunts designed to create storms on social media”.

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Australia’s clean, green farmers have been hosting clean energy since the windmill was invented. Hosting modern clean energy helps our farmers continue their traditions. Farmers that choose to host renewables are farming sheep and cattle around wind turbines and under solar panels, creating a double income from the land.

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The two organisations are seeking to improve understanding of the economic opportunities for landholders in the clean energy transition, in the face of pushback in some regional areas against solar and wind projects in particular.

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Back at Jim Chalmers’ press conference, the treasurer was asked about the Greens’ offer to pass the Nature Positive legislation, plus housing reforms that are held up in the Senate.

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He told reporters the government “engage[s] respectfully with the Greens” and “we know that we don’t have a majority in the Senate, and so we play the cards we’re dealt”.

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We try and do the best we can to pass as much of our agenda as we can. I say to the Greens, if you want more investment in housing … stop teaming up with the Liberals and Nationals to prevent more investment in housing, or to prevent more rental properties being built, or prevent it being easier for people to get a job in the housing market.

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Now, we’ve got a broad, ambitious housing agenda … We want to get cracking on this investment in housing. We engage respectfully, we negotiate where we have to. People should expect to see more of that over the course of the next couple of weeks.

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The corporate regulator is suing National Australia Bank over allegations it did not respond to hundreds of hardship requests within the required timeframe.

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said in a statement that NAB and one of its subsidiaries “failed 345 of its customers at their most vulnerable” when it didn’t respond to hardship applications within the 21-day legal timeframe.

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The Asic chair, Joe Longo, said:

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These customers included people who were domestic violence victims, battling serious medical conditions, dealing with business closures or job loss. NAB’s failures likely compounded the already challenging situation for these people.

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Lenders are legally obliged to promptly consider all hardship requests, although they are not required to agree to any proposed loan changes.

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The alleged breaches occurred between 2018 and 2023, and the regulator is asking the federal court to impose various penalties including fines. Longo said there had been an increased number of customers seeking relief from their lenders amid rising cost of living pressures.

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NAB said in a statement today that it disclosed the issue to Asic in late 2023. NAB group executive, Sharon Cook, said:

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We’re sorry that this happened when a number of our customers were in difficult situations and needed us to be there for them. We are focused on ensuring these customers receive the support they need.

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  1 in every five days the frontline services could not assist a family with children because they were so stretched.

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  Individuals without children were turned away 1 in every 2 days.

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  Unaccompanied young people and children without accommodation were turned away on 1 in 9 days.

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The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has confirmed he is considering a levy on banks to help maintain services in regional areas, saying he has not finalised any decision.

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Chalmers has told ABC TV that it was no secret that regional banking services were under pressure, and he routinely consulted the banks on what could be done about it.

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This is not an especially new thing that we’d be talking to the banks about some of these sorts of challenges. I think every Australian in the bush understands that there has been a withdrawal of services. As the government – which governs for the whole country – we’re very focused on that, and so we engage in these consultations and conversations from time to time.

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We don’t have a concluded view. We have a respectful relationship with the major financial institutions. We like to work together where we can. We like to consult where we can.

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The Greens will push Labor to legislate their pledge to cut 20% of student debt immediately and not wait until after the next election when the federal government’s student support bill is debated today.

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The measures, announced in the federal budget, would cut around $3bn in student debt by capping the indexation rate for Hecs and Help loans – tying them to whichever is lower of the consumer price index (CPI) or wage price index (WPI).

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The legislation would be retrospective and backdated to 2023, turning back the clock on last year’s indexation rate of 7.1%.

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In amendments to be put forward by deputy Greens leader and higher education spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, the Greens will challenge Labor to legislate further election promises on student debt immediately.

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The pledges, announced earlier this month, would wipe 20% of current student debts, raise the minimum repayment income to $67,000 and change to a marginal repayment rate.

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Faruqi told Guardian Australia spiralling student debt must be tackled “immediately”.

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My amendments will be a chance for Labor to show they actually care about those struggling under the weight of student debt right now. There is absolutely no reason to wait to legislate these changes until after the next election.

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It’s frankly irresponsible and cruel to be dangling student debt relief to win votes for an election when Labor is in government and we have the opportunity and the numbers to do this now.

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Happy Monday, and welcome back to the Australian politics live blog as we enter the final two sitting weeks of this year’s parliament. There are more than 30 pieces of legislation set to be considered this fortnight, which could shape the looming election, just months away.

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Questions remain as to whether – or how – the government will negotiate its bills that remain stalled in the Senate, with the prime minister declaring the government’s position “is final” on key legislation. This includes the Help to Buy, mis- and disinformation, Future Made in Australia, Nature Positive and aged care bills. Overnight, the Greens signalled they were prepared to pass the Nature Positive legislation in return for an Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone – the second concession on stalled legislation from the party in less than a week.

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Anthony Albanese has just wrapped up the Apec economic forum in Peru, and will now attend the G20 leaders’ summit in Brazil, where the climate crisis is expected to be a focus and the PM may meet with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. We will have Richard Marles as acting prime minister in his place.

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Meanwhile, the Greens are set to push Labor to legislate their pledge to cut 20% of student debt immediately and not wait until after the next election, when the federal government’s student support bill is debated today. Caitlin Cassidy will bring us those exclusive details in a moment.

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I’m Emily Wind and I’ll be helming the live blog this fortnight. As always, the whole Canberra team will be working to bring you the latest – Karen Middleton, Paul Karp, Josh Butler and Sarah Basford Canales, as well as Mike Bowers capturing all the action.

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And you can get in touch with any tips via email, emily.wind@theguardian.com. Let’s get started.

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Watch: Lidia Thorpe censure motion

In case you missed it, here’s the moment the Senate passed a censure motion against Lidia Thorpe:

Benita Kolovos

Victorian education minister says VCE bungle a ‘publishing error that should never have occurred’

Circling back to Victorian education minister Ben Carroll, who was speaking to reporters about the VCE defacto cheat sheet bungle. He said the publishing error was caused by hidden text included on published cover sheets.

In some instances, only one to two multiple choice questions were published. In no cases were the full examinations published once the VCAA became aware of the issues.

Carroll said the assurances he was given from the VCAA CEO that the exams had been rewritten following the discovery were “false”:

I was given reassurances that the exams hade been re written that has now proven to be inaccurate. While some exams were rewritten to a satisfactory standard, others were not, and this has been a publishing error that should never have occurred in the first place.

Jonathan Barrett

Woolworths questioned over claims sector is ‘incredibly competitive’

Woolworths executives have been questioned over their description of the supermarket sector as “incredibly competitive” after conceding only Coles offers an equivalent range.

In its submission to the competition regulator’s inquiry into the sector, Woolworths nominated 44 outlets, from Spudshed to 7-Eleven and The Cheesecake Shop, in a list it described as a “broad set of competitors”.

Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry today she accepted that only Coles offered an equivalent range for consumers doing a “one stop shop”.

“If you want to define it that way, then yes, you could say that,” Bardwell said under questioning from ACCC’s counsel, Naomi Sharp SC.

Bardwell said many consumers shopped around for individual items that could be purchased from multiple retailers:

Sometimes they might be looking for a full weekly shop, but more often than not we’re seeing customers actually shop multiple times a week and so they’re looking for convenience when it comes to that.

The government ordered the competition regulator to examine grocery prices and competition in the sector, with a final report due by February.

Coles and Woolworths control about two-thirds of the sector, which is far more concentrated than equivalent overseas markets.

Thorpe compares censure motion to Māori debate in New Zealand

While speaking to reporters, Lidia Thorpe has ripped up a piece of paper – in reference to the protest in New Zealand parliament last week led by Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Thorpe told reporters:

If we look at what our brothers and sisters did in New Zealand, [the] censure motion is like that to me. I don’t give a damn about [the] censure motion. In fact, I’m going to use it for kindling later on in the week.