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Politics Live: June 16, 2014

Updated June 16, 2014 — 5:32pm,first published June 16, 2014 — 8:54am

5.32pm on Jun 16, 2014

It's time we availed ourselves of Canberra's non-Comcar transport options and made for the hills.

But before we do, what did we learn today?

5.16pm on Jun 16, 2014

Labor is ructioning over asylum seekers.

Sarah Whyte and James Massola have an exclusive report about Labor MPs urging their colleagues to drop support for asylum seeker processing on Nauru and Manus Island.

Melissa Parke and Anna Burke will put a motion to the caucus room on Tuesday.

4.39pm on Jun 16, 2014

And this one?

4.38pm on Jun 16, 2014

And what about this tableau?

4.36pm on Jun 16, 2014

What do you think Hockey and Hunt were in such serious chat about?

4.34pm on Jun 16, 2014

There has been an awful lot of discussion in the chamber today.

But here's a few more for your Monday.

4.21pm on Jun 16, 2014

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker report on that arrest warrant for PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.

The document allegedly enabled a corrupt PNG law firm to rort hundreds of millions of dollars in government funds.

The expert Sydney advice confirmed the suspicions of PNG fraud and corruption investigators that O'Neill did sign the document.

4.11pm on Jun 16, 2014

It has been what they call a wide-ranger from Joyce.

4.07pm on Jun 16, 2014

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is in the parliamentary gardens.

He is concerned about a corn syrup product masquerading as Victorian honey.

He points out this is neither Victorian, nor honey.

"If it's not from bees, let's not call it honey."

4.03pm on Jun 16, 2014

This means that the debt levy debate is also on a break.

And it doesn't look like going to a vote any time soon.

When the Senate comes back at 5.30pm, it has procedural stuff to get through until the dinner break at 6.30pm.