Melburnians can now travel up to 25km and spend more time out of the house; parliament resumes with the Coalition’s universities bill on the agenda. Follow live
10.09pm BST
Pre-polling has officially opened for the Queensland election.
Following recent trends, we should at least half the electorate cast their ballot ahead of polling day on 31 October.
10.06pm BST
At least someone is excited parliament is back – Kristina Keneally stopped by doors this morning:
Well today Senate estimates begins. The Morrison government will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. This is a government that’s always there for the photo up; never there for the follow through and they’re leaving Australians behind. Whether you’re women, whether you’re people over 35 and you’re unemployed, whether you’re stranded Australians – 29,000 stranded Australians overseas. These are the people who the Morrison government are leaving behind and these are the questions we’ll be putting to the government today.
The government, the Morrison government, will also face scrutiny from senators about their dodgy deals. Their dodgy deals at Western Sydney airport, their real estate rorts, their sports rorts, and Angus Taylor … if there’s a scandal, Angus Taylor will find his way into it. The police investigations now into these dodgy Western Sydney land deals. This is a government that is always trying to find someone else to blame. But today, beginning today, at Senate estimates, the Morrison government will have nowhere to hide.
Continue reading…Melburnians can now travel up to 25km and spend more time out of the house; parliament resumes with the Coalition’s universities bill on the agenda. Follow live 10.09pm BSTPre-polling has officially opened for the Queensland election.Following recent trends, we should at least half the electorate cast their ballot ahead of polling day on 31 October. 10.06pm BSTAt least someone is excited parliament is back – Kristina Keneally stopped by doors this morning:Well today Senate estimates begins. The Morrison government will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. This is a government that’s always there for the photo up; never there for the follow through and they’re leaving Australians behind. Whether you’re women, whether you’re people over 35 and you’re unemployed, whether you’re stranded Australians – 29,000 stranded Australians overseas. These are the people who the Morrison government are leaving behind and these are the questions we’ll be putting to the government today. The government, the Morrison government, will also face scrutiny from senators about their dodgy deals. Their dodgy deals at Western Sydney airport, their real estate rorts, their sports rorts, and Angus Taylor … if there’s a scandal, Angus Taylor will find his way into it. The police investigations now into these dodgy Western Sydney land deals. This is a government that is always trying to find someone else to blame. But today, beginning today, at Senate estimates, the Morrison government will have nowhere to hide. Continue reading…