Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

He is aware that we have passed some 137 pieces of legislation through this House since the Prime Minister formed government after the August election last year. At the same time as we have done that, we have put in place, via parliamentary reform, opportunities for private members to move motions and move bills before the House and have them considered in an orderly way and have them voted upon in an orderly way by this parliament. Everyone is aware of what the processes are before this parliament—everyone except, it would appear, the Leader of the Opposition.

I was indeed surprised to read in yesterday's Daily Telegraph that a bill would be introduced at 10 am yesterday here in the House of Representatives and in the Senate for a plebiscite—that we would move away from the parliament determining what legislation should be carried and we would move towards a plebiscite. I was particularly surprised—

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