Garth Hamilton kicks himself out of QT after outcry
liberal mp garth hamilton After saying “bullshit” during the debate, he was seen dramatically walking out of the chamber.
Minister of Emergency Management, Christy McBainNine was referring to a newspaper story which reported that Angus Taylor had been accused of claiming that authorities deliberately allowed the devastating 2003 Snowy Mountains bushfires to burn because they were in a wilderness area.
McBain says:
This is absolutely shameful. I am disappointed and so are the first responders who have come to my office to complain about this.
When she speaks, Hamilton swears, slams his desk shut, and immediately begins to storm out.
Labor MPs shout and signal for the Speaker to walk out. Hamilton raises his hand, tilts the speaker sharply and then walks out.
Independent Zali Stegall Hamilton was then called upon to “nominate” the House (whereby he would be banned from the chamber for 24 hours).
milton dick Says he didn’t see what happened, but asks everyone to consider their behavior and allows McBain to finish his answer.
A little earlier, Liberal MP Andrew Wallace Even after making a lot of noise, he left the chamber without informing.
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Dr, here’s what happened in Qt
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Liberal MP, garth hamiltonDramatically ejected himself from the chamber after shouting “fuck” during a debate. He was later “nominated” at the end of Question Hour.
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The Liberals tried to attack Labor on a range of issues today – from falling house prices and negative equity to alleged CFMEU corruption.
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Chalmers once again tried to make a weapon Melissa McIntosh’s Called for rebranding of the Liberal Party, saying the opposition did not have a marketing problem but was facing a recession.
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A childcare centre’s funding has been cut after it failed to raise its standards, the Government has announced.
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and independent MP rebekha sharky Asked the Government whether it would do more to encourage bowel cancer testing in young people – mark butler Agree that more should be done.
‘This is a new low’: Milton Dick names Garth Hamilton
after the last dixer chris bowen, Anthony Albanese Calls it on question hour.
But soon after, milton dick moves towards name garth hamiltonFor his behavior in the first chamber (see recap here).
He tells the House: “This is a new low.”
Tony Burke Then moves to keep Hamilton’s name, but the Coalition won’t support it, so this brings us to a split.
Labor backbencher bassem abdo There was a shout from the benches: “Are you serious? Control your crew, this is so disgraceful, Angus.”
This is what One Nation MP looks like, david farleyAbstaining from voting. Others on the crossbench, including teal independents, are in favor of the government naming Hamilton.
If nominated, Hamilton would face a 24-hour suspension from the chamber.
Sharkey gets second question on allied health services for veterans
rebekha sharky The second question comes from, and asks, the Minister of Veterans Affairs about the proposed $5,000 limit on allied health services. She says Shen, a 64-year-old veteran of her constituency, will reach that threshold in less than four months.
Matt Keogh Say the average use of allied health services by a veteran is $1,900.
About one in 10 veterans may go above that $5,000 amount and we have committed, as you would expect from us, to working with them in consultation with the community about the best method of obtaining those approvals where (someone) may need more.
He then called out the opposition for creating ruckus during his reply and accused them of “trying to create fear in the veteran community”.
More needs to be done to fix aged care support system, says minister
National Deputy Leader asks, how many elderly people are dying at home waiting for aged care support? Darren Chesterto the Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae.
Rai admits that a lot remains to be done to fix the system, but still says the government has made significant improvements in it.
The government has been in controversy over its “support at home” packages, particularly the automated assessment tool that is under review.
Rai says:
No one in this place wants any older Australian to die while waiting for the care they deserve.
We have made significant progress, but for the sake of all those older people (and) those to come, we will continue that work to deliver on the promise of the royal commission and provide the safe, respectful care that every older Australian deserves.
Butler admits more action is needed on ‘appalling trend’ of increase in bowel cancer cases in young people
independent MP rebekha sharky Mark Butler asks whether the Government will raise awareness and provide support to GPs to encourage bowel cancer screening in young people.
She says:
Many people report that their GP is reluctant to screen because of their young age when diagnosed with advanced cancer.
As the member said, this extraordinary, terrible trend that we are living with now, the biggest increase in early age bowel cancer that we have seen anywhere in the world.
At the end of Butler’s reply, he acknowledged that more needed to be done:
We need to understand what is driving such a huge increase in diagnoses and we need to help raise awareness among GPs about this issue and help them know what to do about it.
Government cuts funding for a non-compliant child care center
Education Minister during a dixar, jason clareIt is revealed that a childcare service has had its funding cut due to repeatedly not meeting standards.
It’s a measure the government implemented last year to crack down on underperforming providers and force them to raise their standards.
He says notices have been sent to 115 centres, of which 47 have now “suddenly fixed the problems they were refusing to fix for more than five years”.
Seven other centers have surrendered their licenses.
I can inform the House that today, my Department has cut funding to a service in Victoria that has been warned and continues to be warned for not meeting standard. This is not the end. This is just the beginning.
More questions on CFMEU
This is question number three on alleged CFMEU corruption, this time asked by a National MP Pat Conaghanwho pushes again Anthony Albanese What assurances were given to him by the Victorian Premier on whether taxpayers had directly or indirectly funded the underworld.
Albanese accused the opposition of allowing the CFMEU to expand during his tenure, and said that in 2024, the Commonwealth should place provisions in funding agreements with states and territories that “put an obligation on jurisdictions to report any allegations of unacceptable behaviour”.
Victoria keeps the Commonwealth informed about actions taken to strengthen integrity processes.
As he answers, Conaghan tries to make a point of order, but milton dick Shut it down immediately saying Albanese is relevant.
Butler says funding cuts for after-hours care reflect decline in demand
Back to the crossbench and independent MPs Helen Haines Asks the Health Minister, mark butlerTo guarantee that rural communities without a Medicare urgent care clinic will not lose access to after-hours care.
Butler says Haines is talking about the Walawa Bush Nursing Center in his constituency as the government changed the way funding is paid out to primary health networks to support after-hours services across the country.
He says that there has been a decline in demand for the service.
He or she then turns to the government’s 1800 Medicare phone line, which provides 24/7 access to a nurse.
As I said in response to the member’s letter about that particular after-hours service, PHN, the Primary Health Network, has provided some funds during the 26-27 financial year for that service. On my advice, they are experiencing significantly reduced service volume. This is seen as a reflection of these new services like the 1800 Medicare and urgent care clinic networks across the country. The funding they receive in the 26/27 financial year will reflect the significant reduction that I understand the service has seen in their after hours volumes.
Opposition continues to question CFMEU corruption
angus taylor is back, and makes a second attempt to put pressure on the Prime Minister over alleged CFMEU corruption.
He asked the Prime Minister to confirm that no taxpayers’ money has been directly or indirectly handed over to any criminal underworld.
Anthony Albanese Says he expelled former Victorian CFMEU boss John Setka from the Labor Party, and put the union into administration.
Within three weeks of being elected as Leader of the Opposition I took some people like John Setka on board. I expelled him from the Labor Party. They took action and took us to court. He appealed that court action and we defended him and John Setka is out of the Labor Party. We have also excluded the CFMEU from being an affiliate of the Labor Party. We have also included the CFMEU in the administration.
The Opposition is trying to make a point of order on relevance – but the Prime Minister has already sat down and finished his reply.
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