Pauline Hanson is under fire for suggesting autistic children be removed from mainstream classrooms to stop other students being held back.
The One Nation leader made the comments during debate on the federal government's proposed schools overhaul in the Senate on Wednesday.
Pauline Hanson has been called on to apologise for comments she made about autistic school students. (AAP) Source: AAP
Labor's @emmahusarmp demands apology from @PaulineHansonOz re comments on kids w autism. Ms Husar's son has autism https://t.co/rUM1hKBjoH pic.twitter.com/eTVigLgB6J — Matthew Doran (@MattDoran91) 21 June 2017
Debate over the government's proposed reforms on schools funding will continue, with the Senate to sit indefinitely today (Thursday) until the legislation is passed. Several amendments made it through on Wednesday before the Senate adjourned at midnight. The Turnbull government has secured 10 of 12 crossbench votes to pass its Gonski 2.0 plan, under which under-funded schools will receive extra money sooner. Labor and the Greens oppose the reforms. Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek has slammed senators for supporting a deal she says is unfair.
The federal Opposition says the English language test that migrants would have to pass under proposed citizenship changes would create a sub-class of migrants who wouldn't successfully integrate. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Labor has either misunderstood or deliberately misrepresented the language tests, saying the government would be seeking competency in "general training" rather than "academic" English. But Labor M-P Tony Burke has told Sky news, the changes would set an unattainable target.
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