Peter Dutton claims war veterans want medevac laws scrapped – politics live

By Amy Remeikis

Home affairs minister appears to court Jacqui Lambie’s vote as drought dominates the agenda. All the day’s events, live

3.09am BST

Labor and the Greens are teaming up against an expansion of the fast track visa process which among others would cover asylum seekers who arrived by plane.

Contrary to some reports this morning, it is not a motion to scrap the controversial process altogether – although the Greens’ position is that it should be scrapped.

3.07am BST

A group of ex-judges, anti-corruption commissioners, and experts have laid out a blueprint for improving political and democratic integrity in the wake of this year’s election.

The Centre for Public Integrity used a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to argue there was “ample evidence” of the need for integrity reform, pointing to the $70m campaign spend by Clive Palmer and the post-political appointments of Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop.

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