David Feeney (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Justice) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election the Prime Minister promised to support the War Memorial. Why has the Prime Minister broken this promise and cut funding to the War Memorial, meaning exhibitions such as the one honouring the service of our diggers in Vignacourt, now on display in Adelaide, are being packed up?

Mr Whiteley interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Braddon will desist! That question is remarkably similar to the one we had earlier; however, I will give the call to the Prime Minister.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As I think I made it clear in answering the last question, we have not cut support for the War Memorial. A series of small travelling exhibitions are giving way to a much larger travelling exhibition that we have already funded to the tune of $10 million and that will be the centrepiece of the Centenary of Anzac commemorations. Surely, rather than complain, members opposite should be saying: 'Isn't it good that the government is continuing the plans that were put together by the Centenary of Anzac committee, which was put in place with the support of both sides of the parliament.'

The travelling exhibition that was put together by the Centenary of Anzac committee with the support of both sides of the parliament is going ahead. It will very substantially enable millions and millions of Australians right around our country, in centres big and small, to appropriately learn the history of our great—

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order: relevance. He has not been relevant the whole time.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has finished his answer. The member will resume his seat. There is no point of order.