Breaking: First same sex marriages occur.

The Canberra Times reports that "You may now kiss your beautiful bride," said civil celebrant Janice Bradley and with those words, Lauren Price, 31, and Amy Laker, 29, turned to each other and embraced as one of Australia's first same-sex married couples. Photos of the wedding showed the two women dressed in traditional white wedding gowns, carrying matching bouquets of bright yellow sunflowers.

Breaking Bennelong ByElection results

It is reported that there was a swing against the Liberal Party in Bennelong on Saturday: -6.26% on primary vote -5.58% on 2PP Labor result today: +7.58% on primary +5.58% on 2PP .
It is reported that Bill Shorten has more to celebrate out of blue ribbon Bennelong, than smug Turnbull because of the +5.58 swing on a national level which means that Labor could win next election with 55.22% of 2PP vote Coalition 50 (-26) seats.

Swings AGAINST the Liberal Party in Bennelong on Saturday by polling place: blue ribbon since 1949 Carlingford -12.99% -11.69% on 2PP Eastwood -10.65% -12.66% on 2PP Macquarie Park -8.53% -9.86% on 2PP West Ryde PPVC -9.81% -10.85% on 2PP .
Swings TO Labor, in blue ribbon Bennelong.. at those same polling places Carlingford +11.47% +11.69% on 2PP Eastwood +12.13% +12.66% on 2PP Macquarie Park +9.83% +9.86% on 2PP West Ryde PPVC +12.94% +10.85% on 2PP

Nationals deputy Bridget McKenzie charged taxpayers to attend shooting awards.

It is reported by SMH that Deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie charged taxpayers thousands of dollars to attend an awards night for shooting in Sydney, claiming the trip as "electorate business" even though she was a Victorian backbencher. It is reported that Senator McKenzie has now sought to justify the travel because of her role as chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Shooting group – but parliamentary friendship groups are informal bodies that do not come with any public spending entitlements. The Nationals MP it is reported – elected last week as Barnaby Joyce's deputy, replacing Fiona Nash – charged the public purse $2279.67 for the overnight trip from Melbourne to Sydney for the Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence in February this year.
It is reported that Senator McKenzie charged $1611.12 for business class flights, $268.55 for official cars and $400 for her overnight travel allowance. On her publicly available travel expense paperwork, she classed the trip as "electorate business".

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