strong and united bill shorten is not that much but is popular leader in the country but the labor party you seen as having a good alternative to the government they're not fighting among themselves but got a series of strong policy positions advanced by bill shorten at times as well but all the time and so they're seen as having credibility when i know you'll remember three years ago four years ago when they were doing the three ring circus trick as well but since then they've undertaken a number of modifications within the party were organization to stop easy leadership coups and i think that's something that the liberal party will have to contemplate for the future as well to try and build confidence and hence we haven't seen that like a party bill shorten being deposed by educated panicky backbenchers and so we watch and wait mark roth joining us from sydney thank you so much for that do appreciate it. so other news in a saudi led coalition air strike in yemen has had a the provinces killed at least twenty six civilians including women and children who at the media says they were kil

at the university of new south wales he says this leadership drama is working in the favor of bill shorten the opposition labor party leader. the labor party you seen as having a good alternative to the government they're not part of themselves but got a series of strong policy positions but bonds by bill shorten times as well or all the time and so they're seen as having credibility but you've undertaken a number of modifications within the party will open a solution to stop easy leadership. and i think that's something that the liberal party will have to contemplate in the future as well to try and build confidence and hence we haven't seen the light of party bill shorten being deposed by educated and he backed interim all right i'm sure this has people talking online trying to keep up it really does well on line sentiment makes it pretty clear really that people are really just tired of politics acting like a popularity contest now while the sentiment online is mainly against the new prime minister there appears to be overall frustration with australia's political system to begin with n

australia set the tone for this response, as we‘ve seen malcolm turnbull has rejected the comments, bill shortenmments like this in australian politics, it is unlikely to be the last. despite australia‘s tight control of its borders, immigration isa control of its borders, immigration is a hot topic. it‘s incredibly divisive and something people enjoy talking about. he made some heavy allusions to the white australian policy in his speech, which of course was the banning of non—european immigrating... but we can see that legacy is still alive, and teams around this policy are still very much a discourse in australia. similar to public opinion in the uk after borisjohnson‘s comments on the burqa, very controversial comments, people and voters in australia enjoyed having representatives say that others will not, and they‘ll continue to vote them and. tell us about this party that fraser anning is a member of? it isa that fraser anning is a member of? it is a minor party in australia, it represents a very conservative region and in far north queensland. its leader is very outspoken and a cooper hat

john cac co came back to watch and then voted against us on a bill to shorten the time of the nationalabor relations board from the time workers file for an election to election day, when they petition, down to 10 days am 38 to 43, down to 10 days. he voted against it, to stop the funding for that rule change. that's what they do to us. your union provides you with a congressional roll call so that you can see how they vote? caller: yes, on issues such as that. host: let's go to mike. caller: how are you doing? host: doing well. caller: i'm a retired teamster. i worked 30 years and i never paid one penny in health coverage in my whole work life and i never put a penny in the pension. i have always voted democrat. that's what it's all about. trying to better myself. anybody that knocks unions, you know, i hear them saying that they think union money is used for political purposes. the teamsters, they had an organization within the teamsters called drive, where each member could volunteer to give up so much money per month, it was three dollars i think at one time. month that you paid al

bills even. increased agriculture. our shortenede span and depressed property values when these companies come in. and so many ways when you cannot even give your kid clean drinking water. you know what, you actually ought to pay for the damage here. you ought to pay to reinvest in the communities. the side effect of your profit. >> some companies have profited profited -- are you talking about captain trade in california which is the main way that california is trying to reduce carbon pollution? >> that is certainly one way. oregon is looking at a cap and invest program. there are some issues with trading in a cap and trade system. >> allowing you to pollute here and not elsewhere. >> we want to make sure we are forcing everyone to clean up and clean up everywhere. not just in some places. a cap and invest program. setting caps on pollution. also to use the revenue basically to generate investment and closing the eco- divide. bringing those investments to communities that need it. legislation in oregon. hopefully we will see past t

shortened the senate's august break. he says there's just too much work to do. he wants to pass spending bills and confirm president trump's judicial nominees, like marvin quattlebaum for the fourth circuit court of appeals. president trump tweeted his support for the move back in june. but plenty of lawmakers from both parties are grumbling about the shorter break. republican senator susan collins of maine says it takes away from important face-to-face time with constituents, and it reinforces the idea that senators aren't working if they're not in d.c. democrat minority leader dick durbin said it means less time with his grandchildren. and others suggest that the cancellation isn't just about getting work done, but also a stragetic move during an election year, forcing senators up for re-election to campaign from inside the belway. but as majority leader, it's mcconnell's choice, and senators will be back at work on wednesday. the house remains in recess until after labor day. >> coming up, is this your new summer ride? soledad: drivers will need to scoot over as a new vehicle merges on the

shortened summer recess. they will continue to work on traditional nominations starting at noon eastern. body takemay see the up opioid legislation, a water infrastructure bill, and an effort to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. officials are reviewing 88,000 judgeof records from when brett kavanaugh was working in the white house. there is set to be a judy issues -- judiciary committee hearing after labor day. it could last three or four days. c-span watch it live on three, c-span.org, or on the c-span radio app. >> this sunday, on "oral history, " we continue our series on women in congress. me,members' resistance to their acceptance of me -- they did. draftingon that committee only because i was a ranking member. me as equalccepted and as their superior. it allowed me to know i can negotiate with the best of them. announcer: in the weeks ahead, we'll appear from colin medley and nancy johnson. watch on american history television on c-span3. next, to the center for american progress in washington

bill passe the number of v.a. employees who were remove up about 25%. >> the law shortens the firing process, according to factcheck.org which makes it easier forhe v.a. secretary to remove a problem employee. it also expedites the appeals process for seniorm executives. rin coleman for nbc news. >>> a potentially dangerous bacteria that's already resistant to many antibiotics may have learned a new trick. researchers in australia say so-called superbugs are n developing resistance to the alcohol-basedsand sanitize all use. they analyzed samples from two hospitals over a 19-year period. germs collected back in 2004 were killed more easily than those collected several years later. experts say that hand sanitizers are still effective for now, but if that trend continues, it could spell trouble especially in medical settings. >>> you may want to pack some extra hand sanitizer when you go on aacation or my mother would say keep your hands out of your mouth. a report in "the huffington post" reveals the germiest places in airports, tray tables quit dirty and water bubblers andt's all icky. >> everybody touches those things.

bills on the agenda. for more on that, we spoke with a capitol hill reporter. >> jack fitzpatrick with bloomberg government, cover spending issues. one of the reasons congress is shortening their work session is

shortening the recess is 2019 spending. how much does mitch mcconnell hope to get done? >> next week, they hope to pass a significant budget, the two biggest spending billsthat cover defense appropriations and spending for labor, health, and human services, and education. if they can do that in one fell swoop, that is 70% of all federal discretionary spending. they are also working

given the shortened week, it seems possible senators will accomplish little other than confirming those two on the floor before the weekend and i will leave a debate on a massive spending billfour bill passed a spending package august 1. in roll call if you want to see that. let's go to washburn, -- ashburn, virginia. caller: good morning. i decided to call because of one caller who said he changed the channel and -- when he sees omarosa. i agree with him to a certain extent. , don't really like omarosa that it is because of different reasons. lowlife andosa is a she has a lot in common with the president. who withask yourself, common sense would think omarosa deserves to be in the white house? for what reason? this is a president who thinks omarosa is treating this country like a reality show. host: you are saying a lot of things. are you saying you believe her, though? caller: i believe some of the things she is saying. does it really matter? because the thing is trump deserves everything he is getting from her. he keeps such people around him and this is what he gets. you cannot treat a country like this and think that everything is going to go find for you. this is what

bills on the agenda. for more on that, we spoke with a capitol hill reporter. >> jack fitzpatrick with bloomberg government, cover spending issues. one of the reasons congress is shortening their work session is 2019 spending. how much does congress hope to get done? >> next week, they hope to pass a very significant budget, the spending bills that covers defense appropriations and also spending for labor, health, human services, and education. if they could do that in one fell swoop, that's about 70% of all federal discretionary spending. they are also working on -- the senate has passed a total of seven other bills, and really, they want to say by the end of the fiscal year, september 30, that they have passed nine out of the 12 bills, so they are not going to get absolutely time for thene in technical end of the fiscal year. they are going to need a continuing resolution for a few bills and leave some of the most contentious issues probably passed the elections in november, but next week, we might actually see some progress in the senate, putting forward those two, sort of the biggest bills. defense is really the top priority for republicans. labor, hhs, education are

bills on the spend. spoke with a capitol hill reporter. >> jack fitzpatrick, congress reporter with bloomberg government, covering spending and budget issues. a main reason the senate is shortening the recess is 2019 spending. how much does mitch mcconnell hope to get done? jack: next week, they hope to pass a significant budget, the two biggest spending bills that cover defense appropriations and spending for labor, health, and human services, and education. if they can do that in one fell swoop, that's 70% of all federal discretionary spending. they are also working. the senate has passed a total of seven other bills. they want to say, by the end of the year, september 30, that they had passed nine of the 12 bills. they will not get absolutely everything done in time for the technical end of the fiscal year. they will need a continuing resolution for a few bills and leave some of the contentious issues has to the election in november. next week, we might actually see some progress in the senate, putting forward those two big bills, of which defense is the top priority for republicans. labor, hhs, and education are the top priority for democrats. it would be a big step forward