Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The opportunity is there before the Labor Party to raise questions before the government on matters of government policy and the government's achievements and plans. The Leader of the Opposition is basically surrendering, saying he's got nothing to say. He's got no alternative views. He's a hollow man. When he has been given the opportunity to stump up in this place and ask questions, he wants to run away. He doesn't want a question time.

I remember some pretty long question times when Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister. They used to go on for hours, and probably it was only one question that he answered during that time. Thankfully there are now time limits as a result of when the Labor Party used to go on for minutes and times immemorial, but here there is an opportunity for the opposition, if they're serious.

The government members are quite happy to raise these matters because there is much that we have done. Particularly, what is coming under scrutiny today is the weakness of the Labor Party all week—

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