Protesters Interrupt 19-Gun Salute Outside Parliament — as It Happened

Protesters interrupt 19-gun salute outside parliament — as it happened

Protesters have interrupted a ceremony to mark the first sitting day of the new parliament.

Please explain! Pocock laughs off surprise nomination for Senate President

ACT independent Senator David Pocock was as surprised as anyone when Pauline Hanson nominated him for Senate President. Photo: Supplied. If it were up to Pauline Hanson, David Pocock would now be the new Senate President. The One Nation leader made a surprise move after parliament was opened on Tuesday (22 July) by nominating the ACT independent senator to be the presiding officer of the upper house. Labor had renominated the last parliament’s S…