House debates

Thursday, 18 June 2015

Questions without Notice

Renewable Energy

3:04 pm

Photo of Mark ButlerMark Butler (Port Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting

Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Resume your seat. All I can say is I think those who stayed out late last night and only had Berocca should have taken something else as well.

3:05 pm

Photo of Mark ButlerMark Butler (Port Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water) Share this | | Hansard source

I refer to the Prime Minister's statements last week about health impacts from wind turbines. Given the National Health and Medical Research Council has found no evidence of a human health impact, was the Prime Minister perhaps referring to claimed animal health impacts contained in Sydney University report including: dancing cattle, exploding bat lungs, chickens laying eggs without yolks and highly-strung sheep?

Honourable Members:

Honourable members interjecting

Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

There will be silence on both sides. The Prime Minister has the call.

Photo of Tony AbbottTony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

And they made that president. That is Bill Shorten's latest boss. It just shows how little control the Leader of the Opposition has over his own party.