House debates Alcopops
Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
9:01 am
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—
Tanya Plibersek Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing
9:02 am
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Question put.
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
9:10 am
I second the motion. Alcohol health services are more important than distillers’ profits, Mr Speaker—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
9:11 am
Unidentified interjection - Hansard doesn't record who said this
Honourable Members:
Harry Jenkins Speaker
The Leader of the House has the call. The member for Sturt will resume his seat.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
I think I might let him go for a little bit longer! Keep going!
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Mr Pyne interjecting
Harry Jenkins Speaker
The member for Sturt will resume his seat! The Leader of the House has the call.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
A division having been called and the bells having been rung—
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
I could not hear the member for Sturt because his microphone wasn’t on. I’m not sure—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
He technically had had the call withdrawn by me asking him to sit down—but it was a valiant effort.
Question put.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Dickson be agreed to.
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing
9:14 am
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—
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
I move:
That the question be now put.
Question put.
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing
One hundred million dollars of hush money so that the distillers will get billions of—
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
Mr Speaker, I was standing at the dispatch box first and I sought your call.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the member for North Sydney want the call now or not?
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
Yes, I do, Mr Speaker.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
In fairness, I gave the minister the call because she was continuing in the debate; then you got the call.
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
Thank you, Mr Speaker. We want to give the money—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
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.
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing
Three hundred million dollars, so billions of dollars—
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
9:22 am
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Question put.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
The minister’s time has expired. The question is that the motion be agreed to.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
reopen a tax loophole for binge drinking. That is what those opposite want to do. They want to raid the budget—
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The time for the debate has expired and therefore the motion has to be put.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
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.