Federal Politics Live: November 26, 2014

Phew. What a day.

Let's look back on it:

• the Opposition aggressively pursued Defence Minister David Johnston over deragatory remarks he made about the government's shipbuilder ASC;
• the Senate censured Senator Johnston but Prime Minister Tony Abbott is standing by his minister;
• Senator Johnston says the comments were a "rhetorical flourish" and he regrets them;
• Liberal Democratic Party Senator David Leyonhjelm has introduced his same sex marriage bill into the Senate;
• the Senate has passed the government's anti terrorism laws; and
• Opposition leader Bill Shorten has promised Labor will campaign with a positive plan for the future.

Liberal Democratic Party Senator David Leyonhjelm is now introducing his same sex marriage bill into the Senate "to reduce government intervention in marriage and for related purposes".

Given the amount of time that was spent on the censure motion Senator Leyonhjelm is not giving his speech as the Senate tries to make up time.

And with that Senate Question Time is officially over (three and a half hours after it began).

Labor's motion to censure Defence Minister David Johnston is successful.

37 votes for and 31 against.

The Senate is now voting on Labor's censure motion.

Senator Lambie wants to link the pay of ADF members to MPs' pay.

It is only fair, Senator Lambie says, that those who fight in ways should "have their remuneration linked to those who send them to war."

Senator Lambie says she is "a lone voice armed with facts" who "can influence and change the course of history".

Senator Lambie: "I'm not going to stand by silently and fail to act."

The government has treated members of the ADF "like dogs" over the issue of pay.

The Minister for Defence is "arrogantly liv[ing] off the Anzac legend".

"Our diggers can't go on strike if their government forces them to take a pay cut."