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

My question is to the Prime Minister. A few moments ago, the Prime Minister referred to the targeting of old people. Yesterday in question time, the Prime Minister was unaware that this government had threatened to sue a Sydney grandfather for his use of the Medicare logo, and today the Minister for Human Services said that he was not aware of his department's threats to sue. Is the Prime Minister aware of whether the government has also threatened to sue the Liberal Party, the Minister for Trade, the member for Forde, the member for Bonner and the Minister for Health for their use of the Medicare logo, or are these actions limited to a Sydney grandfather?

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I can say that I am strongly in favour of deference and respect being accorded to grandfathers. I have to say that I have not experienced much of it from the opposition benches.

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

There is one there—very good.

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

The member for Sydney will not use props.

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The way in which the Labor Party in the federal election campaign sought to misuse the Medicare logo was one of the great scandals. I might say that when that was repeated in the ACT election and Medicare complained to the ACT branch of the Labor Party, they apologised and withdrew the offending material. As far as the gentleman in, I believe, Melbourne is concerned, I will speak to the minister. I will have a look at the legal advice and I will review it.

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

I seek leave to table the four examples that I referred to of the Liberal Party doing exactly what—

Leave not granted.

A government member: It didn't happen.

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