Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition moving forthwith: That this House requires the Minister for Foreign Affairs to immediately apologise to the Australian people for:

(1)

sending Australian troops to the wrong war in Iraq;

(2)

making Australia a bigger target for terrorists;

(3)

constantly shifting the goal posts on our troops; and

(4)

turning a blind eye while Australian money bought bullets fired on our troops.

Mr Speaker, if they have made such strategic misjudgements about this—

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Question put.

Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I second the motion. The government is guilty of complete lack of planning in respect to—

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Question put.