Australia politics live: Nationals cross floor to back Pauline Hanson motion on immigration; Bob Carr defends China visit

<p>Bridget McKenzie and Ross Cadell, and the Liberal backbencher Sarah Henderson, crossed the floor. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Senator continues calls to criminalise burning Australian flag</strong></p><p><strong>Jacinta Nampijinpa Price</strong> is tripling down on her call for the burning of the Australian flag to be criminalised, and has called for <strong>Anthony Albanese</strong> to only stand in front of the Australian flag.</p><p>I think in recent times, a lot of Australians have been vilified and the suggestion is that they’re somehow racist if they take pride in who we are as a country and in our flag that represents us as a country. I find that our prime minister standing in front of three flags divides us.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/04/australia-politics-live-bob-carr-daniel-andrews-beijing-putin-question-time-labor-coalition-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>