Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes that:

  (a) the Prime Minister and Treasurer have for months railed against reforms to negative gearing;

  (b) this morning, it has been revealed that the Prime Minister and Treasurer were in fact rolled in Cabinet on reforms to negative gearing by conservative Members in their party loyal to the Member for Warringah;

  c) this is the first time in more than 40 years that a Prime Minister and Treasurer have been rolled on a central economic reform; and

  d) if the Prime Minister and Treasurer can be rolled on an economic reform by factional forces then the Member for Warringah was right that "This government has been in office — not in power"; and

2. therefore, condemns the Prime Minister for failing to provide the new economic leadership he promised but instead being led by conservative Members of his party.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for McMahon from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House:

(1) notes that:

  (a) the Prime Minister and Treasurer have for months railed against reforms to negative gearing;

  (b) this morning, it has been revealed that the Prime Minister and Treasurer were in fact rolled in Cabinet on reforms to negative gearing by conservative Members in their party loyal to the Member for Warringah;

  c) this is the first time in more than 40 years that a Prime Minister and Treasurer have been rolled on a central economic reform; and

  d) if the Prime Minister and Treasurer can be rolled on an economic reform by factional forces then the Member for Warringah was right that "This government has been in office — not in power"; and

2. therefore, condemns the Prime Minister for failing to provide the new economic leadership he promised but instead being led by conservative Members of his party.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is the motion seconded?

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

The Prime Minister is in office but not in power. The member for—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Manager of Opposition Business needs to second the motion.

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

I second the motion. The member for Warringah is out of office but still in power.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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