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And that's it from me for today.
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My thanks to Andrew Meares and Alex Ellinghausen for their excellent work and to you for reading and commenting. We'll speak soon, yes?
And that's it for question time today.
Labor turns its attention to the matter of the Attorney-General, George Brandis.
Justice Minister Michael Keenan has to answer because he represents Senator Brandis in the lower house. Nothing to see here, he says.
It is asking Mr Turnbull more about his position on renewable energy.
Mr Turnbull seems a bit perplexed saying it was always the case that climate policy was to be reconsidered next year.
"Renewable energy is a means to an end," Mr Turnbull says. "The national object...is to meet the Paris targets."
Labor is asking Mr Turnbull about the recent South Australian blackout.
"They treat renewable energy as an ideology issue rather than a technological issue," Mr Turnbull says.
The "political clap trap" needs to be banished "so we can keep the lights on".
Former MPs Bruce Billson and Alannah MacTiernan are in the gallery. It's been five months since they were last here and already they are visiting.
Mr Turnbull is in a buoyant mood. It's a bit of a waste since everyone is talking about politics on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
The first question time is from Opposition leader Bill Shorten to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and refers to a Labor motion about Medicare that was put to the house earlier today.
Mr Turnbull is "happy to have the opportunity" to remind people about the "gross deceit" that was the Mediscare campaign.
We begin with a condolence motion for Shimon Peres.
Now that we've all recovered it's time to consider question time.