Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties’ in country – as it happened

Australian politics took a colourful turn as Barnaby Joyce claimed One Nation is "one of the gayest parties" in the country, a remark that ricocheted through the day's parliamentary live blog. Alongside the theatre, Education Minister Jason Clare struck a substantive note, saying a federal funding deal with Victoria to bring public schools to full Gonski levels over the next decade is "very close," and that Premier Ben Carroll understands the importance of well-paid teachers