{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb3782413-21be-4ff8-8e57-20308f75e919","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 120 \u2013 A bad week for Malcolm\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/b3782413-21be-4ff8-8e57-20308f75e919\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 120 \u2013 A bad week for Malcolm","description":"1:20 Malcolm Turnbull has had a bad week and we start off by looking at the<br />\ncitizenship fiasco and his poor political skills. When the issue arose<br />\nhe should have told the members in question to stand down while<br />\nwaiting for the High Court to resolve the matter. By declaring<br />\ncategorically that the High Court would clear them he put his own neck<br />\non the line and also crossed over into a problem with the separation<br />\nof powers.<br />\n8:40 In an interview on the 7:30 report, Barnaby Joyce admitted that he<br />\nthought the High Court might decide against him. Given that, there is<br />\nno doubt he should have stood down pending their decision.<br />\n9:50 We look at the decision of the High Court and discuss\u00a0the commonsense interpretation that the High Court<br />\napplied which could hardly be described as brutal literalism which<br />\nis the description given by Senator George Brandis.<br />\n20:08 Ministerial decisions by the two disqualified Ministers are now in<br />\nquestion and we look at the legal arguments and ramifications.<br />\nOne player who acted appropriately was Canavan however, after the<br />\ndecision, when asked what his priorities were he said it was to help<br />\nstart a new coal-fired generator and to support the Adani mine<br />\nproject. Where do we find these politicians?<br />\n25:45 New Zealand has sworn in a prime minister who is an ex Mormon turned agnostic.<br />\n29:28 We look at the Queensland State election and the issue of preferences.<br />\n34:09 Corey Bernardi\u2018s party will not contest the Queensland State election<br />\nas they did not register in time, however, they have told their<br />\nsupporters that the most important policy to look at is whether a<br />\nParty supports the safe schools program.<br />\n35:30 The Catholic Church again displays its lack of moral fibre by refusing<br />\nto sign up to a national redress scheme.<br />\n37:39 The Australian Federal police raid on the AWU is not a good look<br />\nfor our democracy. The government has already had a royal commission<br />\nlooking into the union movement and this looks like a government<br />\nabusing its powers. The next thing we know they will be accusing Bill<br />\nShorten of sodomy.<br />\nPauline Hanson suggested that minister Cash is a victim of a witch<br />\nhunt by the union movement and she managed to say this with a straight<br />\nface.<br />\nThanks to Adam for updating the secular index in relation to Jim Chalmers.<br />\n44:20 A priest removes evil spirits from a Las Vegas hotel room.<br />\n49:02 We look at a fact check as to whether Karina Alcatel was correct about changes to<br />\nsame-sex marriage causing the closure of a school in the UK. Of<br />\ncourse, it was rubbish.<br />\n54:54 The Fist has another attempt to convince the Velvet Glove that<br />\ncategorising people based on their beliefs is a legitimate practice.<br />\n1:04:48 Corey Bernardi wants a lot of amendments to the proposed marriage<br />\nequality legislation and does not want to legislate in haste.<br />\n1:06:26 A magic man steams himself to death.<br />\n1:10:01 John Hewson says that the defence department needs to be reined in and<br />\nmade accountable.<br />\n1:12:26 John Menadue explained why our NBN is a disaster and the blame lies<br />\nwith John Howard.<br />\n1:17:00 Christians think they are more moral but studies show that they are<br />\nnot. Interestingly they watch less porn on Sundays but make up for<br />\nthat on other days.<br />\n1:23:04 Jackie Lambie and the Senate crossbenches are looking at an admirable<br />\nreform in relation to lobbying. Michael West has done a study of the<br />\nAustralian situation regarding lobbying.<br />\n1:27:24 Bob Brown won a High Court case which summoned an implied right of<br />\nfreedom of political expression and that right may come back to haunt<br />\nour community regarding the abortion clinic exclusion zones.<br />\n1:33:47 We finished off with a discussion of our excursion to a tal...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}