House debates

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Questions without Notice

Qualifications of Members

2:41 pm

Photo of Terri ButlerTerri Butler (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Young Australians and Youth Affairs) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister explain why there is one rule for the member for New England and another for the Minister for Home Affairs when it comes to qualifications to be a member of parliament and a minister in the government? Doesn't this sort of double standard just confirm the Prime Minister's own description of his own government as the muppet show?

2:42 pm

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

I don't agree with the premise of the member's question and therefore there's no response to make.