House debates

Thursday, 19 March 2009

Alcopops

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

9:01 am

Photo of Peter DuttonPeter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Dickson moving immediately—That the Minister for Health and Ageing:

(1)
introduce legislation to validate the collection of additional excise on premixed ready to drink alcoholic beverages; and
(2)
include in that legislation a provision to quarantine the funds for measures to address binge drinking.

This government’s action is shameful in allowing this money to be returned—

9:02 am

Photo of Tanya PlibersekTanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Question put.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Is the motion seconded?

9:10 am

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

I second the motion. Alcohol health services are more important than distillers’ profits, Mr Speaker—

9:11 am

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

Mr Speaker—

Honourable Members:

Honourable members interjecting

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Leader of the House has the call. The member for Sturt will resume his seat.

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

I think I might let him go for a little bit longer! Keep going!

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Pyne interjecting

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The member for Sturt will resume his seat! The Leader of the House has the call.

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

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

A division having been called and the bells having been rung—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

I call the member for North Sydney.

Photo of Joe HockeyJoe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

I could not hear the member for Sturt because his microphone wasn’t on. I’m not sure—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

He technically had had the call withdrawn by me asking him to sit down—but it was a valiant effort.

Question put.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Dickson be agreed to.

9:14 am

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

This is the utmost hypocrisy. I am speaking against this motion because the member for Dickson is coming in here as an apologist for the distillers. His—

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

Question put.

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

One hundred million dollars of hush money so that the distillers will get billions of—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The minister will resume her seat.

Photo of Joe HockeyJoe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I was standing at the dispatch box first and I sought your call.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the member for North Sydney want the call now or not?

Photo of Joe HockeyJoe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

Yes, I do, Mr Speaker.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

In fairness, I gave the minister the call because she was continuing in the debate; then you got the call.

Photo of Joe HockeyJoe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Speaker. We want to give the money—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The member for North Sydney will resume his seat and he is warned because that was not an opportunity for him to rise. What was the point of order? The minister has the call.

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

Three hundred million dollars, so billions of dollars—

9:22 am

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Question put.

9:26 am

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

They want to—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The minister’s time has expired. The question is that the motion be agreed to.

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

reopen a tax loophole for binge drinking. That is what those opposite want to do. They want to raid the budget—

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Leader of the House will resume his seat.

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The time for the debate has expired and therefore the motion has to be put.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! It being 9.27 am, the time allotted for the debate has expired.

Question put:

That the motion (Mr Dutton’s) be agreed to.