Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes the Prime Minister:

  (a) is incapable of expressing regret and admitting when he is wrong;

  (b ) blames others and attempts to cover up his failings with false or misleading claims, including but in no way limited to the Prime Minister's:

     (i) claim the response to the national bushfire crisis was a matter for the states and territories;

     (ii) claim volunteer firefighters didn't need compensation because they wanted to be there;

     (iii) statement that he didn't hold a hose when Australians were looking to him for national leadership in an unprecedented bushfire crisis; and

     (iv) claim he had a conversation with a bushfire survivor who had lost everything when he instead forced her to shake his hand only to turn his back when she asked for help; and

  (c) can't learn from his mistakes if he never admits them; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to put the national interest ahead of his political interest.

Leave not granted.

I move:

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

(1) notes the Prime Minister:

  (a) is incapable of expressing regret and admitting when he is wrong;

  (b )blames others and attempts to cover up his failings with false or misleading claims, including but in no way limited to the Prime Minister's:

     (i) claim the response to the national bushfire crisis was a matter for the states and territories;

     (ii) claim volunteer firefighters didn't need compensation because they wanted to be there;

     (iii) statement that he didn't hold a hose when Australians were looking to him for national leadership in an unprecedented bushfire crisis; and

     (iv) claim he had a conversation with a bushfire survivor who had lost everything when he instead forced her to shake his hand only to turn his back when she asked for help; and

  (c) can't learn from his mistakes if he never admits them; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to put the national interest ahead of his political interest.

The fact is that this government has just been—

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

The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the call.

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

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

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

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

Is the motion seconded?

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

I second the motion. We saw the Prime Minister's character on full display: stubborn, all about marketing—

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

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

The Leader of the House has moved that the Manager of Opposition Business be no further heard.

Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) | Link to this | Hansard source

Arrogance and cowardice are what characterise this man—

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

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

The Leader of the House has moved that the question be put.

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