Your noon Briefing: Senate censures Fraser Anning over Christchurch remarks

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Hello readers. The Senate has censured Fraser Anning over his Christchurch remarks, and MAFS hands the budget a ratings beating.

Wednesday 3rd April 2019. Senator Fraser Anning waiting for the censure motion.A censure motion was moved against Senator Fraser Anning was moved in parliament by Senators Penny Wong and Mathias Cormann in the Senate Chamber in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Senate censures Anning

The Senate has voted to censure far-right senator Fraser Anning over his controversial comments linking the murders of 50 Muslims in the Christchurch terror attacks to Muslim immigration. The motion was carried on the voices. Cory Bernardi was the only one to vote against it. One Nation abstained. Keep up with the latest from Canberra in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

“This censure motion is a blatant attack of free speech and leftist virtue-signalling of the worst kind. What’s most shocking is that it is a Liberal prime minister leading the charge against me. My only crime is that I told the truth when the left-wing media least wanted to hear it.”

Fraser Anning

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Security breach at Mar a Lago.

Chinese arrest at Trump resort

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Heidi Latcham and Mike Gunner on Married At First Sight

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TV viewers delivered a reality check, voting with remotes to watch dating show Married At First Sight rather than budget coverage.

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A pro-EU demostrator wears headgear featuring the EU outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on April 2, 2019. - British Prime Minister Theresa May chairs a crucial meeting of senior ministers on Tuesday to seek a way out of a months-long Brexit deadlock, as the EU warned a no-deal departure from the bloc is growing more likely by the day. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP)

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The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten charging an electric car at the launch of Labor's Climate Change Action Plan at ACTEWAGL Electric Car Charging Station in Canberra.. Picture Kym Smith

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Comment of the day

“The look of shock and awe on Bowen`s face was worth more to me than a than a tax cut and I note that Shorten’s trademark sneer seems to have added a perpetual twitch to the side of it — highly nervous.”

Banjo, in reponse to ‘To surplus with love: back in black’.