Government faces further scrutiny of Gladys Liu´s history. Reuters reports that Australia´s cyber intelligence agency concluded China´s Ministry of State Security was behind attack. All today´s events in Canberra, live 6.17am BST Labor focusing in on the Gladys Liu matter and Scott Morrison´s use of `Shanghai Sam´ - in both the House of Reps and the Senate. pic.twitter.com/c3pW0m4tle 6.11am BST This also happened during the weekend Nationals party conference (I guess George Christensen isn´t aware of peer reviews)Labor is concerned by the motion passed at the Nationals´ Federal Council calling for a national science watchdog to oversee scientific papers.The member for Dawson, George Christensen, moved the motion calling for the watchdog to provide `quality assurance and verification of scientific papers which are used to influence, formulate or determine public policy.` 6.09am BST Crossbench senators Rex Patrick and Jacqui Lambie have issued a pointed warning to embattled construction unionist John Setka, who reportedly told a union meeting that there would be `consequences` for senators who vote with the government to facilitate deregistration of unions.Patrick said that Centre Alliance and Lambie are giving `careful consideration` to a range of responses including referring the matter to the privileges committee, police, or inviting Setka to explain the comments to a Senate committee, explaining they will `likely` respond with a combination of all three. 6.08am BST And question time ends. 6.07am BST It now looks like Bob Katter has left the chamber. 6.01am BST Bob Katter has kept his head in his hands, covering his face, for about three minutes now.This is the exact reaction I have after a bad haircut, and I can tell you, it does not work. People still know who you are. 5.59am BST Ayes - 73Noes - 64 5.57am BST Bob Katter, who voted with Labor in the last division, is now sitting next to Gladys Liu in this division, clutching his head, Katharine Murphy tells u ...
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