Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
3:10 pm
I move:
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for North Sydney moving immediately—
That this House condemns the government for failing to honour its promises to the Australian people over the last two years and, in particular, its failure:
(1) to spend money prudently,
(2) to balance the federal budget,
(3) to control government debt,
(4) to contain cost-of-living pressures for Australian families, and
(5) to keep its promises to the Australian people.
This is urgent—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Madam Deputy Speaker, on a point of order: there are provisions for a suspension of standing orders under the processes of the parliament with regard to House of Reps Practice. House of Reps Practice refers to the process by which that normally happens. Today, out of the blue, out of nothing, at the end of question time we just had this absurd suspension of standing orders on something that they did not—
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The Leader of the House will resume his seat. The member for North Sydney has the call.
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
I used to think the Prime Minister saw the whips office as a safe haven. It is not safe out there—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Madam Deputy Speaker—
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The member for North Sydney will resume his seat.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The question is that the member be no longer heard.
Andrew Robb Goldstein, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee
3:23 pm
I second the motion. The Treasurer dreams of being called 'surplus Swan', but he will be forever known as 'wasteful Wayne'. Warren Buffet predicted this when he said, 'It's only when the tide goes out that you discover—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Madam Deputy Speaker, a point of order: we do not have a copy of the motion before the House that is being attempted to be moved.
Andrew Robb Goldstein, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee
As I was saying, the Treasurer will be known as 'wasteful Wayne'.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Madam Deputy Speaker, another point of order: having had the opportunity to look at the motion now, I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The question is that the member be no longer heard.
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
Madam Deputy Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.