House debates Questions without Notice
Commonwealth Integrity Commission
Richard Marles Corio, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
2:20 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the only reason he planned to introduce legislation for a national anticorruption commission was to attempt to encourage one of his backbenchers, a plan which even his own ministers did not support? Instead of playing politics, why won't the Prime Minister do his job and introduce a national anticorruption commission?
Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
2:21 pm
Our government developed a detailed proposal for a Commonwealth integrity commission, hundreds of pages of legislation which I have tabled in this parliament. If the Labor Party wishes to support that legislation, it can become a reality. The only party standing in the way of it is the Labor Party, and I'm not surprised. If you look up to Queensland, if you look down to Victoria, I am not surprised that the Labor Party would not seek to support the legislation that I have tabled in this parliament. Our legislation goes to hundreds of pages, there's goes to a two-page thought bubble.
Andrew Wallace Speaker
The member for McEwen, would you like to withdraw that unparliamentary remark?
Andrew Wallace Speaker
I thank the member for McEwen. The member for Flynn has the call.