Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) clause 23 of the Prime Minister's own Cabinet Handbook states "Members of the Cabinet must publicly support all Government decisions made in the Cabinet, even if they do not agree with them. Cabinet ministers cannot dissociate themselves from, or repudiate the decisions of their Cabinet colleagues unless they resign from the Cabinet. It is the Prime Minister's role as Chair of the Cabinet, where necessary, to enforce Cabinet solidarity";

(b)for the first time in the history of the Liberal-National Coalition, three National Party Ministers in the Cabinet failed to vote for the Cabinet's position, contrary to the Prime Minister's Cabinet Handbook and Cabinet solidarity; and

(c)the dysfunction and division in the Government means the Prime Minister and his Ministers are spending every minute fighting for their own jobs and not the jobs of Australians; and

(2)therefore, condemns the Prime Minister for being so weak and leading a Government that is so divided that the Prime Minister is powerless to act.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Maribyrnong from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) clause 23 of the Prime Minister's own Cabinet Handbook states "Members of the Cabinet must publicly support all Government decisions made in the Cabinet, even if they do not agree with them. Cabinet ministers cannot dissociate themselves from, or repudiate the decisions of their Cabinet colleagues unless they resign from the Cabinet. It is the Prime Minister's role as Chair of the Cabinet, where necessary, to enforce Cabinet solidarity";

(b)for the first time in the history of the Liberal-National Coalition, three National Party Ministers in the Cabinet failed to vote for the Cabinet's position, contrary to the Prime Minister's Cabinet Handbook and Cabinet solidarity; and

(c)the dysfunction and division in the Government means the Prime Minister and his Ministers are spending every minute fighting for their own jobs and not the jobs of Australians; and

(2)therefore, condemns the Prime Minister for being so weak and leading a Government that is so divided that the Prime Minister is powerless to act.

Division, chaos and destruction—business as usual and the Turnbull government—

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 Leader of the Opposition be no further 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

Seconded. He cannot manage the parliament, the cabinet or the country.

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 Manager of Opposition Business be no further heard.

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

The question now is that the motion be agreed to.

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

I move:

That the question be now put.

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

The question is that the motion be put.

The question now is that the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition be agreed to.