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

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Australian Government is responsible for the funding and regulation of aged care;

(b) more than one third of aged care residents are yet to be fully vaccinated with two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine;

(c) the Government does not know how many residential aged care staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19;

(d) the Aged Care Minister says he's comfortable with the pace of the vaccine rollout and the Prime Minister says vaccinating Australians is not a race;

(e) the states have now been forced to step in to fix the Prime Minister's bungled vaccine rollout in aged care and disability care;

(f) the Constitution provides the Australian Government is responsible for quarantine; and

(g) despite the fact there have been 21 breaches of hotel quarantine, and the Prime Minister has had the Halton report since October last year, the Prime Minister has failed to establish a safe, national quarantine system; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to urgently fix his bungled vaccine rollout and establish a safe, national quarantine system.

Leave not granted.

I move:

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

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Australian Government is responsible for the funding and regulation of aged care;

(b) more than one third of aged care residents are yet to be fully vaccinated with two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine;

(c) the Government does not know how many residential aged care staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19;

(d) the Aged Care Minister says he's comfortable with the pace of the vaccine rollout and the Prime Minister says vaccinating Australians is not a race;

(e) the states have now been forced to step in to fix the Prime Minister's bungled vaccine rollout in aged care and disability care;

(f) the Constitution provides the Australian Government is responsible for quarantine; and

(g) despite the fact there have been 21 breaches of hotel quarantine, and the Prime Minister has had the Halton report since October last year, the Prime Minister has failed to establish a safe, national quarantine system; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to urgently fix his bungled vaccine rollout and establish a safe, national quarantine system.

This Prime Minister won't accept responsibility for anything. He said he doesn't hold a—

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

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

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

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

Is the motion seconded?

Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Seconded. Victoria's in lockdown because this Prime Minister is incompetent and negligent.

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

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

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

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

The question now is that the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition be disagreed to. Leader of the House, I need to point out that, to move the motion that he wants to move, I at least need to hear something. The Deputy Manager of Opposition Business has the call.

Mark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Two jobs: vaccines and quarantine, and he's failed at both.

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the motion be put.

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

The question is that the motion be put.

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

The question now is that the motion moved by the honourable Leader of the Opposition be disagreed to.