Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister and it goes to the extraordinary conspiracy theories the government is advancing in the House as to why Labor is to blame for the government's crisis. Which of the following are Labor's fault? Is it Labor's fault the Leader of the House moved a motion on Monday to refer the Deputy Prime Minister to the High Court? Is it Labor's fault his—

Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's not a conspiracy; you've admitted it!

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Goldstein is preventing my hearing the question. He's warned. I've warned him a number of times. You know exactly what the next step is.

Mr Champion interjecting—

That was the member for Wakefield—a very familiar voice! You're warned too. The Manager of Opposition Business will begin his question again.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister and it goes to the extraordinary conspiracy theories the government is advancing as to why Labor is to blame for the government's crisis. Which of the following are Labor's fault? Is it Labor's fault the Leader of the House moved a motion on Monday to refer the Deputy Prime Minister to the High Court? Is it Labor's fault his deputy yesterday admitted he was a citizen of a foreign power, right up until the weekend? Or is it Labor's fault that his deputy's father was born in New Zealand in 1924?

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the House, on a point of order.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The standing orders are very clear about the responsibilities of the Prime Minister, and they don't go to the failures of the Labor Party.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the House is right, and I suspect the Manager of Opposition Business knows that.