House debates Motions

Covid-19

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

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

2:15 pm

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) there is a global pandemic;

(b) there have been at least 25 COVID outbreaks from hotel quarantine;

(c) fewer than three per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated;

(d) the Prime Minister had two jobs this year, to rollout the vaccine and establish a safe, national system of quarantine, and he has bungled both jobs;

(e) the outbreak in Sydney is worsening by the hour;

(f) new restrictions are being imposed on businesses and households;

(g) borders are slamming shut as Australia heads into school holidays;

(h) the Prime Minister says the vaccine rollout is not a race; and

(i) the NSW Premier said today "New South Wales has had a real sense of urgency in relation to the vaccine rollout. Until the vast majority of our population is vaccinated these threats will be real and ongoing"; and

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

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:

(a) there is a global pandemic;

(b) there have been at least 25 COVID outbreaks from hotel quarantine;

(c) fewer than three per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated;

(d) the Prime Minister had two jobs this year, to rollout the vaccine and establish a safe, national system of quarantine, and he has bungled both jobs;

(e) the outbreak in Sydney is worsening by the hour;

(f) new restrictions are being imposed on businesses and households;

(g) borders are slamming shut as Australia heads into school holidays;

(h) the Prime Minister says the vaccine rollout is not a race; and

(i) the NSW Premier said today "New South Wales has had a real sense of urgency in relation to the vaccine rollout. Until the vast majority of our population is vaccinated these threats will be real and ongoing"; and

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

Mr Speaker, we needed more jabbings and less stabbings, but what we've got from this government—

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

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

Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence

2:18 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

2:23 pm

Is the motion seconded?

Mr Tony Burke

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

Seconded. People are at risk because of their incompetence—and they're afraid to debate it. They're afraid to have a debate here on the floor of the parliament.

Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The question is that the member be no further heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

2:26 pm

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