Politics live as Malcolm Turnbull celebrates Gonski win and MPs condemn Pauline Hanson

Time for me to wrap up. What happened?

• the government's changes to education funding are due to pass the Senate late tonight or in the early hours of tomorrow morning;
• the government is not counting their chickens before they're hatched but expect to see Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a school tomorrow;
• much of today has been taken up with reaction to One Nation senator Pauline Hanson's comments about children with autism;
• her comments were condemned by politicians but Senator Hanson says they were taken out of context;
• the three ministers facing contempt of court charges will apologise in an attempt to head off the charges;
• Greens senator Larissa Waters made political history by breastfeeding while speaking in Parliament; AND
• MPs have been given a pay raise.

My thanks to Alex Ellinghausen and Andrew Meares for their stupendous work and to you for reading and commenting.

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Parliament returns for the spring session on August 8. Alex, Andrew and I will see you then. Until we meet again - take care.

This is a $4000 a year raise on their base salary of $199,040 per annum.

It's an extra $10,000 a year for the Prime Minister.

And since MPs are in the top tax bracket they will get a two per cent tax cut on the same day their pay raise is awarded (due to the removal of the budget deficit levy).

Oh and politicians are getting a pay raise!

The Remuneration Tribunal has awarded MPs a 2 per cent increase from 1 July 2017.

The tribunal said it considered wage growth as well as the government's budget position.

"These children need special care and attention. They are not getting it in a normal classroom. If they need special care and attention, then give it to them. You can actually have a special classroom to teach them in class hours. The rest of the time they are allowed to mix [with] the other kids in the playgrounds and sporting events. Whatever," Senator Hanson says.

"Do you think these children are going to have something to gain from being a mainstream classroom, if the parents choose to put their kids in a mainstream school?"

And that's it.

"What have I said that is offensive?" Senator Hanson asks.

"You're taking it out of context. I'm not saying they [children with autism] do not belong in the mainstream, I am saying give them the special attention, if they need that special attention."

"There are different levels of autism and parents will tell you that," she says.

"You must consider their educational needs to help these kids progress through," Senator Hanson says.

She is still voting for the government's education funding changes, by the way.

"If you want to put something out there make sure you read the true facts. Get the speech. Many people did read my words or what I have said."

Senator Hanson says she will not back away or apologise for her comments.

"If I've upset people, if I've upset parents, that was not my intention," Senator Hanson says.

She is "sick and tired" of the Labor Party and the Greens sending their "attack dogs" to go after her.

"My comments have been supported by teachers around the country," Senator Hanson says.

"We must debate these issues. There is a problem in our society. Parents know, teachers know it. If you raise anything in this country that is taboo by a few of those on the left we are not
going to find the answers."

"I feel for every child in this country....Every child has the right to move forward with their lives. Every child has the right to an education."

Senator Hanson reads a letter she received from a man with autism who said his own experiences at school had been awful because he was not wanted.

"I know what you're talking about and there are lots of kids like me who don't fit into mainstream schools," she reads from the letter.

"Sometimes to be included we need special schools."

Senator Pauline Hanson is holding an impromptu press conference about her comments on children with autism.

She says her comments were taken out of context and the Labor Party and the Greens are trying to score political points by misrepresenting her.

And tonight:

The manager of opposition business, Tony Burke, has offered the three ministers a pair in case they need to attend court tomorrow.

The house will sit for as long as it needs to in order to pass the education funding changes (which will be amended in the Senate and so need to come back to the lower house).

Curiouser and curiouser.

A trio of Turnbull government ministers will make an abject apology to Victoria's highest court on Friday, a week after they refused to apologise for comments critical of the judiciary.

Fairfax Media has learned that Health Minister Greg Hunt, Human Services Minister Alan Tudge and Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar have now decided to reverse course and make the special apology.

The hearing on Friday is going ahead at the request of the ministers and is designed to bring the matter to an end.

Mr Shorten asks Mr Turnbull: "Why does this Prime Minister only look after the big end of town and punish everybody else?"

This is, basically, the theme of modern politics in the western world at the moment.

It's not possible to say inequality is a sleeper issue because Labor talks about it all the time. The interesting thing will be whether the Coalition decides to engage on this front.

Labor MP Warren Snowdon just asked Mr Turnbull about a "hit list" of schools that will suffer funding losses.

The debate has truly come full circle.

The opposition's education spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, asks Mr Turnbull if he can guarantee no parent who sends their child to a Catholic school will pay higher fees as a result of the funding changes.

"There's more money going to the Catholic school system. That's a fact," Mr Turnbull says.

"How the Catholic school system manage their fees .... is a matter for them."

It's definitely a Thursday when Immigration Minister Peter Dutton refers to "Prime Minister Shorten".

Mr Turnbull defers Labor's next question to Josh Frydenberg (who represents the Education Minister in the lower house).

MPs have taken to shooshing Mr Frydenberg on his way to the dispatch box on account of his booming delivery.

Mr Turnbull takes a question from his own side about the schools package.

He does not crow - because the legislation has not yet been passed - but he comes pretty to claiming the win: "That's what we're delivering and we're delivering it for the first time."

"This is record funding for schools."

Back in the House of Representatives, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten asks Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about all the things happening on July 1 that are not fair, such as the new education funding model, the change in penalty rates and rising power prices.

Mr Turnbull talks about power prices and how it is the Coalition's responsibility to do something because Labor was such a terrible government.