Bill Shorten borrows from Kim Beazley's playbook to put the PM on the spot over racial tolerance

By James Massola
Updated August 31 2016 - 12:23am, first published August 30 2016 - 8:27pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during the smoking ceremony to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during the smoking ceremony to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mr Turnbull and Mr Shorten during the welcome to country ceremony on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Mr Turnbull and Mr Shorten during the welcome to country ceremony on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Senator Pauline Hanson during the ecumenical service to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Pauline Hanson during the ecumenical service to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and Senator Hanson during the opening of the 45th Parliament. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and Senator Hanson during the opening of the 45th Parliament. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Labor leader Bill Shorten has put Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the spot over Australia's immigration policy, racial tolerance and reconciliation with indigenous Australians on the first sitting day of the new parliament.

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