Politics Live: November 12, 2015

Okay. End of the day, time to wrap up.

• Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has defended the presence of her chief of staff, Murray Hansen, at a meeting of MPs plotting to overthrow Tony Abbott;
• Ms Bishop says it was her job as deputy leader to understand the mood of the party and that she informed Mr Abbott as soon as she could;
• Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has left on his first overseas trip;
• the government has introduced its changes to citizenship laws into Parliament; and
• it has criticised the Senate for amending legislation to force private wealthy companies to disclose how much tax they pay.

Thanks to Alex Ellinghausen and Andrew Meares for their work and to you for reading and commenting.

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It's like he never left.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd in the marble foyer of Parliament House on Thursday.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has upped the ante against the detainees who rioted on Christmas Island at the weekend estimating the damage will cost about $10 million to fix.

A couple more things to look at before we head to the end of the day.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has branded the Senate's bid to force wealthy private companies to disclose the tax they pay as "shabby process" before the House of Representatives voted to reject amendments to the government's multinational tax avoidance bill and send it back to the Senate.

Democracy in action.

The first question is about Ms Bishop's chief of staff attending a meeting at which Mr Turnbull decided to challenge Tony Abbott for the leadership.

Ms Bishop has dealt with that matter "with the precision of a very fine lawyer and the elegance of a very fine diplomat", Mr Turnbull says.

He has "nothing to add to that matter.

Does he trust Ms Bishop, he is asked.

"Julie Bishop is a very, very dear friend....she has my 110 pe cent confidence."

Mr Turnbull is holding a press conference in Jakarta.

"President Widodo and I are both businessmen who got into politics," he begins.

Mr Turnbull says trade, growth and matters are economic are on the agenda for the pair's discussions.

Chief political correspondent Mark Kenny is travelling with Mr Turnbull.

He looks at what the Prime Minister will get up to while he is away.

And that's it for question time.

Question time is too much for independent Clive Palmer. He left at 2.55 pm.

Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer leaves question time at 2.55 pm on Thursday.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

Meanwhile, Jakarta is getting ready for Mr Turnbull's arrival.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy on a billboard with Indonesian President Joko Widodo near the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday.Credit: Andrew Meares