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Politics live: December 10, 2013
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It's about time we signed off for the day.
Tony Abbott is putting on Christmas drinks for the press gallery this evening.
Never mind that he's in South Africa, they are still going ahead.
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As predicted, the Greens are not keen on Hunt's decision this afternoon.
Queensland senator Larissa Waters has just called the announcement "criminal".
"The Abbott Government has sacrificed the climate and the Great Barrier Reef for overseas mining companies with its approval today of the world's largest coal port and another [coal seam gas] plant in our Great Barrier Reef", the Greens environment spokesman said in a statement.
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While on a green theme, in breaking environmental news, Hunt has approved coal and gas projects at Abbot Point and Curtis Island in the Great Barrier Reef.
He says that he has made a "rigorous assessment" in the process.
But something tells me the Greens will not be pleased about the decision.
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You may recall that this morning Greg Hunt continued his dance that parliament might sit over the holidays to get the carbon tax repealed.
(See: 11.28am post)
Greens Leader Christine Milne says it doesn't matter what the day is, her party still isn't going to support the repeal of a price on carbon.
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People smugglers are telling asylum seekers that bad diplomatic relations between Australia and Indonesia mean that the boat route to Christmas Island is open again.
"'Nowadays it is a safe time to go to Australia because my country and Australia have a bad diplomatic relationship,' one smuggler's agent in the West Java town of Cisarua told a potential client."
Indonesia correspondent Michael Bachelard has the story here.
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A real sense of torch passing in the House this afternoon.
Angus Taylor, the new member for the NSW seat of Hume has just given his maiden speech.
He thanks his predecessor Alby Schultz, who retired in 2013, with some serious health issues.
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Now speaking of people doing stuff for their country, PJ Keating is coming to Canberra on Thursday.
He will attend a special caucus meeting to mark the 30th anniversary of the floating of the dollar.
Labor MPs are already getting giddy about the selfie potential (yes, Tim Watts, we are talking about you).
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For a look at the acting Prime Ministerial autograph (and what the government wants from Holden), here is a copy of Warren Truss's letter to Mike Devereux.
It is punchy stuff.
"An immediate clarification of GM Holden's future plans is needed to end the uncertainty for Holden's workforce, its suppliers and the people of Australia."
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World leaders are arriving for Mandela's service in Johannesburg.
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