House debates Motions

Prime Minister

Wednesday, 5 February 2020 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

3:03 pm

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes the Prime Minister:

(a) has repeatedly refused to admit his failings in handling the ongoing bushfire crisis;

(b) has tried to cover up his failings with a series of false claims;

(c) is ignoring the damning report of the independent Auditor-General concerning his corrupt sports rorts scheme, and is instead relying on a secret report by his former Chief of Staff;

(d) refuses to give straight answers to simple questions; and

(e) has no plan for this country, only a marketing plan for himself; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to stop acting in his own interest and start acting in the national interest.

Leave not granted.

I move:

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

(1) notes the Prime Minister:

(a) has repeatedly refused to admit his failings in handling the ongoing bushfire crisis;

(b) has tried to cover up his failings with a series of false claims;

(c) is ignoring the damning report of the independent Auditor-General concerning his corrupt sports rorts scheme, and is instead relying on a secret report by his former Chief of Staff;

(d) refuses to give straight answers to simple questions; and

(e) has no plan for this country, only a marketing plan for himself; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to stop acting in his own interest and start acting in the national interest.

The fact is everyone knows that this has been—

Christian Porter

Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General

3:05 pm

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The question is that the Leader of the Opposition be no further heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

3:12 pm

The question now is whether the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition is seconded.

Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts

The motion is seconded. This is a corrupt scheme from a Prime Minister who thinks taxpayers' money belongs personally to him—

Christian Porter

Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The question is that the Manager of Opposition Business be no further heard.

Richard Marles

Richard Marles Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence

3:14 pm

Corrupt sports rorts—an idea—

Christian Porter

Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General

3:15 pm

I move:

That the question be now put.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The question is that the question be now put.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

3:21 pm

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