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Kristy McBain, who won the Eden-Monaro byelection for Labor, will be sworn into the parliament just before question time, at 2pm.
Lidia Thorpe, who will replace Richard Di Natale for the Greens, won’t be joining the Senate this sitting (she has to wait for the Victorian parliament to confirm her appointment, which has been delayed by the Covid outbreak) but the Greens are hopeful their new senator will be in place by the next sitting, in October.
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Queensland is also instituting farmer border exemptions – which has made David Littleproud very happy.
Littleproud has been using the term ‘common sense’ as often as I have been using hand sanitiser lately – and the skin on my hands is beginning to flake off, if that gives you any indication of how often I am popping that bottle lid – and he uses it again here.
This is a common sense outcome that shows the voice of regional Queensland was finally heard in Brisbane,” Littleproud said.
I called on the Chief Medical Officers in each state to listen to local leaders and finally they’ve done it. Lawrence Springborg, the Mayor of Goondiwindi was pivotal in advocating an effective solution on behalf of his community and many others across rural Queensland.
Continue reading…Brisbane watches hotspots after youth detention centre outbreak, Victoria’s hotel inquiry continues and politicians gather in Canberra for the first time in 10 weeks. Follow liveAustralian stats interactiveNSW cases map; NSW hotspots listVictoria and Melbourne trend mapSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 12.24am BSTKristy McBain, who won the Eden-Monaro byelection for Labor, will be sworn into the parliament just before question time, at 2pm.Lidia Thorpe, who will replace Richard Di Natale for the Greens, won’t be joining the Senate this sitting (she has to wait for the Victorian parliament to confirm her appointment, which has been delayed by the Covid outbreak) but the Greens are hopeful their new senator will be in place by the next sitting, in October. 12.21am BSTQueensland is also instituting farmer border exemptions – which has made David Littleproud very happy.Littleproud has been using the term ‘common sense’ as often as I have been using hand sanitiser lately – and the skin on my hands is beginning to flake off, if that gives you any indication of how often I am popping that bottle lid – and he uses it again here.This is a common sense outcome that shows the voice of regional Queensland was finally heard in Brisbane,” Littleproud said. I called on the Chief Medical Officers in each state to listen to local leaders and finally they’ve done it. Lawrence Springborg, the Mayor of Goondiwindi was pivotal in advocating an effective solution on behalf of his community and many others across rural Queensland. Continue reading…