House debates Howard Government
Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
Ms Julie Bishop Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
1:08 pm
I move:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from moving immediately that the House acknowledges that under the Howard Government:
- (1)
- over 2.1 million new jobs were created;
- (2)
- real wages increased by 21 per cent;
- (3)
- industrial disputes dropped to the lowest level on record; and
- (4)
- unemployment dropped to a 33 year low.
The suspension of standing orders is necessary because the government has passed a motion—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Mr Deputy Speaker—
Peter Slipper Fisher, Liberal Party
Order! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat.
Unidentified interjection - Hansard doesn't record who said this
Honourable Members:
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
Order! Honourable members will observe the standing orders. Interjections are disorderly. I call the Leader of the House.
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
1:09 pm
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Mr Pyne interjecting
The honourable member for Sturt will contain himself; otherwise, he will spend some time outside the chamber.
Question put.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
Is the motion moved by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition seconded?
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector
1:19 pm
I second the motion. This is jackboot government, a government which puts a motion here and gags it—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
I move that ‘People Skills’ over here—
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The Leader of the House would know that using that form of words is not assisting the chair. I ask the Leader of the House to rephrase his motion in a more parliamentary way.
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Ms Gillard interjecting
Government members interjecting—
Order! The Deputy Prime Minister will cease interjecting, as will other honourable members sitting on the government front benches. The question is that the honourable member for Warringah be no longer heard. The ayes will pass to the right of the chair, the noes will pass to the left of the chair. I am sorry, I am getting ahead of myself. I do thank honourable members for their good humour. It has been a very enjoyable experience!
We’ll back you up, Mr Deputy Speaker.
I am not sure, Leader of the House, whether I need that sort of backing. Having said that, the question is that the member be no longer heard.
Original question put:
That the motion (Ms Julie Bishop’s) be agreed to.