tv Australian Question Time Highlights CSPAN July 9, 2018 12:53am-1:20am EDT
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they answered questions from the chambers on a variety of topics, including the development of australia's first national space agency. this is 25 minutes. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to another edition of question time w rap. it was confirmation of good news to 19 asylum-seekers being held in a tiny country to australia's north. there was a deal sometime ago between donald trump and the australian prime minister that the u.s. would resettle some of the asylum-seekers being held 90 more have been moved to the united states. >> my question is to the minister.
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will the minister update the house on the progress of the u.s. settlement arrangement, and how the border protection policies have contributed to the success. in what way will the conflicting proposals affect the outcome? honorable member for his question and i want to thank all of my colleagues for the work they have done in keeping borders secure. if you don't have secure borders, you can't have a safe society. i want to make sure we don't see from it -- children drowning at sea. we saw 8000 children go into detention and 17 new detention centers open because 50,000 people arrived on a hundred votes. i am pleased to inform the house that yesterday, a further 19 people who were either put on to the island or left for the
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united states, brings the total to 286. it is important to recognize that out of all of the people on of island, we want to make sure we can get them off as quickly thatssible, but we do know if there are new arrivals and the labour party is proposing under their change border policy programs, the new arrivals, certainly under the policy now people willd, those not be eligible to go to united states under the agreement we have struck the united states administration. it is important to point out mr. speaker because we see violations around the country at the moment, labor candidates pretending to support the government position on border protection when really they don't. and mr. speaker, there is no better example than susan lamb, the candidate in queensland who
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does not support our border protection policy. we know mr. speaker that susan she's policy -- promising a policy that would revert back to the disaster that operated under labor. under the labour party, they would undo each of the successful pillars of operation sovereign borders that has seen children no longer drowning at sea, no longer in detention, we have closed the 17 detention centers as susan lamb and others should start to be honest with the people that the labour party is promising a policy where kids will be back in detention. that is the reality of what labor is promising at the moment. mr. speaker, the facade that the labour party has put up in the
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last election no longer stands. that the leader of the opposition has lost control on border protection and the people get it. rosenbergthat trevor is the only candidate who stands for strong border protection. it is an eye watering figure, 345 ilya dollars, that is how $345 billion, that is how much this space industry is worth. but there is no official government space agency here, and they are hoping to create one here and create up to 20,000 new jobs. >> what is in the budget for investing in the civil space industry? as australians would know,
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the tribal government is crating a stronger economy, that is what we are about. it ensures we can guarantee the essential services that australians rely on, providing tax relief, and bring the budget back to balance. mr. president, since we were elected in 2013, the economy under this government has created in excess of one million jobs. we know there is still more to do. that is why the turnbull government is focused on the creation of new industries. for the first time in australia's history, the government is establishing a national space agency, which will officially commence in less than two weeks. the global space economy is worth around $345 billion u.s.
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australia has immense capabilities when it comes to space related features. we made the world in mining and agriculture. we have capability and manufacturing him a including satellites, and are recognized for expertise in satellite navigation, data analysis and research. what we want today is a single body that coordinates that domestic activity and provides a pathway to international participation. we are creating such a body. mr. president, what that says to the global space economy that agency will facilitate, it is estimated that austria can triple the size of our current domestic industry to approximately $12 billion by 2030 and create up to 20,000 new jobs for australians. >> thank you, mr. president. what commercial opportunities will this industry do to provide
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to create jobs for australians? businessesenable our to participate in the world's biggest space missions and projects, and will encourage more private investment in australia's space industry. and will encourage more private investment in australia's space industry. mr. president, it's a fact, not recognized by some, that since the 1950 space race, the race -- the space industry has totally transformed. what was once strictly the domain of government is a flourishing private market with lower barriers to entry. the global market is now filled with businesses. large businesses, small businesses, but especially those dealing with satellite technology which is a particular strength of australia. the transformation of the space economy and the opportunities this transformation presents for australians is why the turnbull government has created the space agency.
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industries already have the requisite capability, it now means they can participate on the global stage and create jobs for australians. allderdice arians is why the created the space agency, and industries already requisite capability, it now means they can articipate on the global stage and create jobs for australians. it important to focus on job creation and providing australians?ts to >> senator cash? >> mr. president, coalition government understands that given the ess that's tools to grow is a business that jobs for re australians, and the investment industry jobs is another example of how we're businesses to grow and create more jobs. mr. president, like so many, i been encouraged by the remendous response that the announcement of an australian
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agency, last week i met with airbus leaders. made australian space economy the fastest growing on the planet. director of y nasa logy and research at has said we're how long ustralians to step up and join nasa's activities other global stage. t will create new jobs for generations to come. an hina in our region is increasing one, one tension in the pacific. n the interim australia is ramping up its relations particularly with some of our neighbors. >> senator reynolds? absolutely. >> absolutely. i have a question. you.hank >> order on my left.
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>> thank you. minister of o the defense, can the minister update he senate on how australia is strengthening the defense orporation with our pacific partners? >> mr. payne? >> thank you very much, i think senator reynolds for the question. australia is very committed to supporting a secure and stable strengthening re our engagement through a number as i know the national development in the pacific is well aware. perspective, mr. pacific , our endoe 2018 task group is a major maritime activity that reflects commitment to deepen our engagement and partnerships with egional security forces in the pacific through both dialogue and practical activities. backbone is aidle laid.
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part-time with other support personnel which shows a around 1,200 members. rp 2018 has visited fiji places and they have undertaken some very practical activities with their counterparts. examples, mr. president, the task force delivered supplies to meet the had been eople who activity.by volcanic was supported ng with maintenance, with one of patrol boats from australia and members conducted disaster response themed training activity.
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ast week i was on-board adelaide and i saw first hand the excellent work of the task including trucks assisting on the capacity to respond to particular.asters in >> senator payne. >> senator reynolds, a supplementary question. >> thank you. the minister update the enate about how we're building strength and engagement across the region. >> senator payne? just's very important, not in the pacific, where we're increasing our defense across more than a dozen engagements. i noted that we're engaging with and large, both bilaterally and in small groupings to strengthen the of nation that is share our vision for the region that stability in the region whether it's through trainings, exercises, ducational opportunities or improved information sharing. we're always looking at ways to our on our capacity and operability across the endoe
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pacific. we're providing practical upport wherever we can, mr. president, as requested by our partners, and i think the basic is the example of that -- inment's assistance to guinea. we work on counterterrorism, the fically with philippines, malaysia, and singapore, to address that continuing threat. senator payne? >> senator reynolds, final supplementary question. minister ou, can the advise how long standing relationships with our partners in the endoe pacific are contributing to regional stability. >> senator payne? >> thank you very much, mr. president and i thank senator reynolds. very timely example, mr. president, of our abilities to work closely with partners which isk building a foundation of shared interests people-to-people links that has been established over decades. next week australia and malaysia 60th anniversary of the allderdice presence at
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the royal air force base butterworth. generations have lived and worked at butterworth including y own partner's parents with their two young sons for a period, and many have built malaysianbonds within counterparts. round a hundred personnel are expected to attend which is a mark of a very special place butterworth holds in the hearts and minds of many australians. evity of that speaks to our nation, both nation's commitment to regional stability. these are very important on which we continue to build. > there is also one question about an extraordinary story in the east australian newspaper. to the es way back korean american war. prospect of 43 american or feareddespite dead dead at the time, perhaps being missing in the country very much but still,
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alive. >>. affairs minister, referring to articles on the front pages of the australian newspaper last thursday and on saturday, centering on korean war army files concerning flying office of bruise guillen and the other missing australians. in 1953 did the australian government receive from its the united states, a secret communique issued in nine australian personnel was alive and mprisoned in korea and did our government at the same time continue to aver they had been action?n >> skilling? >> the foreign minister has the call. the . speaker, i thank member kennedy for his question. the australian government and i speak on behalf of everyone in this house shares frustration ofhe the families of the 43 missing n service men in action after the korean war
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to 1953. all missing ist of in action was released in 1953. was, in fact, published in the media of the day and i have from the an article sydney morning herald in mid missing ch lists those in action under various categories. both air force and army. it lists them as either s, confirmed .w. killed, confirmed wounded, or p.o.w.s, believed killed, believed wounded. in fact, flying officer guillen on this as missing, believed p.o.w. successive australian governments have sought to 43 rtain the status of all
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missing in action. the time, the north korean regime did not confirm status and i know successive australian governments have continued to make inquire rest. i instigated exhaustive inquiries through the department and tried andairs through the defense department of the u.s. and south korean i responded to the relative of flying offer courtesy of your office. in october 2016, to confirm that been ther information had made available. is, the only uth authority that would have more information, could have more the north korean regime. nd we have very limited diplomatic engagement with north korea and that's been the case for some time. our embassy in seoul has continued to make representations to the north
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korean government about our in action, as recently as march of this year. the summit meeting between president trump and kim jung-un declaration that was signed that specifically refers to the repatriation of the p.o.w.s and missing in action, does give us some there will be a final of the on of the status australian defense service men. in defense personnel remain constant contact with or counterparts in the united states, and i permanently raise issue with the acting ambassador of the united states week. the course of this >> australia once again qualified for the world cup. though, didn't get past the group stages. but this wasn't the moment of this country about the round game and that huge tournament. it was the decision to give streaming rights to some
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met in d what that effect for fans is they didn't get to see much at all. technical issues and as a result, another broadcaster had to pick up the slack. ferrell?or >> thank you, mr. president. of uestion is the minister communications, on monday, sbs michael ebid tor -- quotehe decision to does come down to finances. e've had about $40 million in reductions in our government funding. our e -- not looked at budgets, we probably would have retained it. we we were planning when bought it. the prime minister on monday refused to apologize for and football fans for his cuts to the sbs. ill the minister of communications now apologize to and all of s
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bill's watch turn >> order. senator? thank you, mr. president. i'm happy to share with other things e that he said. i think this is a self-evident point and i quote, beenain sports rights have going up and down as you well know and the world cup was no different. we paid a lot more for the world cup at this time and at the same world cupcost for the have gone up. i guess what might be considered evident observations, he also said so at the end of the day you have to cut your own funding. your one of the things we wanted to make sure of is that we retain for our viewers. so in reference to the sbs entered that into he went on to say, it gave games, in duct, more terms of the abl and it allowed
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us to still have all the main world cup, pretty good deal overall. as i say, it enabled us to where we world cup may not have been able to afford own. it on our so i thought those might be some comments from the md of sbs for colleagues. and he also went on to say, you limited in very things like advertising revenues, so we can only go to a minutes in ive compared to our commercial counterparts which probably do 30 to 15 minutes. our ability to money ties is estricted by our inability to increase our revenue. had to be adjusted accordingly. chamber, we of the had a proposition before the sorry,to give the abc -- to give the sbs greater to ibility when it came advertising. those opposite opposed that, so
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the clear point that greater advertising would have --isted them in precisely >> order. senator farrell, supplementary question. have a i do supplementary question. will the minister stop blaming bs and accept responsibility or the consequence of his government's funding cats? >> thank you. i thought i was fairly clear in question, i'mlast not blaming sbs, mr. president. you.laming not you, but those opposite. sbs anted to give the greater advertising flexibility. no.se officers said no, no, we won't let that happen. president, i don't know if those opposite are suggesting be that particular matter revisited. off one that we've taken the table but perhaps he would
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ike to clarify if he's now proposing, that which was referred to, be revisited. >> that's a good idea. farrell, final supplementary comment. >> thank you. given -- >> order on my right. > given that sbs currently holds the australian broadcast fifa world the 2022 cup, will the turnbill finally say its cuts the bs programming and public. >> senator? you.hank hat a good thing it is, that bs is broadcasting every event involving the soccer roos. what a great thing it is, that be broadcasting the world cup final. this side of on the chamber, we think that's a
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good thing. obviously, we're aware of the technical difficulties that they had, and sbs, and optis ensure ked together to that there is even more that's broadcast. would ask sident, i reflecttor farrell to announcer: c-span's washington journal, live every day with policy issues that impact you. monday morning, we will preview the week ahead in washington. also, we will talk about the cost of safeguarding nuclear materials with a cq roll call
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