Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm the report in the media today that she has been approached by the foreign minister to quit her job for the good of the party?

Mr Robb interjecting—

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Goldstein is warned! The Prime Minister has the call.

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To the Deputy Leader of the Opposition: that report is entirely untrue, but given I am asked a question by the shadow minister for foreign affairs I will take this opportunity to table a report from TheGuardian that makes it absolutely clear that she has misled the Australian nation. She has misled this parliament. The opposition's policy about refugees and asylum seekers—

Mr Laurie Ferguson interjecting—

Alex Hawke (Mitchell, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Speak up, Laurie. We can't hear you.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I can hear the member for Mitchell, and he will leave the chamber under standing order 94(a).

The member for Mitchell then left the chamber.

Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That is a valid interjection.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Kooyong can join him under standing order 94(a). I warned everybody yesterday graciously. Nobody took the hint. I am not going to bother with warnings today. The standing orders are the standing orders.

The member for Kooyong then left the chamber.

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

Madam Speaker, has the Prime Minister completed her answer?

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to table my press release headed 'Guardian beat up' denying the allegations made.

Leave not granted.