Pat Conroy Shortland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific
3:02 pm
I seek leave to move the following motion:
That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) the Minister for Home Affairs cut funding to projects recommended by community safety experts in his department to fund projects in marginal and government-held electorates;
(b) the Minister for Home Affairs announced funding for two projects during the Braddon by-election before grant guidelines were finalised, before grant applications were written, and before his department had provided him with advice, which was the projects were "unsuitable and ineligible";
(c) the Minister for Home Affairs also gave $880,000 from the proceeds of crime to the National Retail Association after it made a donation to support the Minister's election campaign; and
(d) this is just the latest scandal involving the Government rorting taxpayers' money to advance its political interests; and
(2) therefore, calls on the Minister for Home Affairs to immediately explain his actions to the House for a period not exceeding 15 minutes.
Leave not granted.
I move:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Shortland from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) the Minister for Home Affairs cut funding to projects recommended by community safety experts in his department to fund projects in marginal and government-held electorates;
(b) the Minister for Home Affairs announced funding for two projects during the Braddon by-election before grant guidelines were finalised, before grant applications were written, and before his department had provided him with advice, which was the projects were "unsuitable and ineligible";
(c) the Minister for Home Affairs also gave $880,000 from the proceeds of crime to the National Retail Association after it made a donation to support the Minister's election campaign; and
(d) this is just the latest scandal involving the Government rorting taxpayers' money to advance its political interests; and
(2) therefore, calls on the Minister for Home Affairs to immediately explain his actions to the House for a period not exceeding 15 minutes.
This minister is trading votes for making the community less safe. He doesn't care about—
Tony Smith Speaker
The member for Shortland will resume his seat. The Leader of the House?
Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General
3:05 pm
I move:
That the member be no longer heard.
Tony Smith Speaker
The question is the member for Shortland be no further heard.
Mark Butler Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives
Seconded. They've learnt nothing from sport rorts, thinking every government program is a Liberal Party slush fund—
Tony Smith Speaker
The Deputy Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Leader of the House.
Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General
I move:
That the Member be no longer heard.
Richard Marles Corio, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
3:13 pm
They take public money and spend it on their own jobs. Spreadsheets based on the marginality of—
Tony Smith Speaker
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The Leader of the House.
Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General
I move:
That the question be now put.
Tony Smith Speaker
3:16 pm
The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Shortland be disagreed to.