Colin Boyce (Flynn, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that the Uluru Statement from the Heart literally fits on one A4 page. Is the Prime Minister aware the statement, as released by the National Indigenous Australians Agency in response to a freedom-of-information request, is actually 26 pages long and pages 23 to 26 call for a makarrata commission to be given all necessary powers to sit above the parliament and executive as an umpire in treaty negotiations?

Government Members:

Government members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order on my right! The member for Flynn will pause. I can't hear a word the member for Flynn is saying. Members on my right will not—

The member for Kingsford Smith is warned. I cannot hear the question. Anyone who interrupts during this question will remove themselves under 94(a). The member for Flynn will begin his question again.

Colin Boyce (Flynn, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that the Uluru Statement from the Heart literally fits on one A4 page. Is the Prime Minister aware the statement, as released by the National Indigenous Australians Agency in response to a freedom-of-information request, is actually 26 pages long and pages 23 to 26 call for a makarrata commission to be given all necessary powers to sit above the parliament and executive as an umpire in treaty negotiations? Why does the Prime Minister continue to be deceptive and not provide information millions of Australians are asking for?

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister on a point of order?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I ask that leave be given for the member for Flynn to complete all of his question on whatever time it takes, because I do want to answer this.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Flynn's time ran out before he asked the question. The member for Flynn is as relatively new member. I remind all members: it does cut both ways, but the question has to be in before the 30-second mark. Did the Prime Minister hear the full question?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will give leave for the member to ask the question.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Flynn can just make sure the question was within the 30 seconds.

Honourable members interjecting—

Order. There will be silence.

Colin Boyce (Flynn, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that the Uluru Statement from the Heart literally fits on one A4 page. Is the Prime Minister aware the statement, as released by the National Indigenous Australians Agency in response to a freedom-of-information request, is actually 26 pages long and pages 23 to 26 call for a makarrata commission? Why does the Prime Minister continue to be deceptive and not provide information millions of Australians are asking for?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Flynn for his question. I do say that, as a new member, he should be wary if no-one up the front will ask a question. That is a conspiracy in search of a theory. It is something that has been out there, like a whole lot of the QAnon theories. We have all sorts of conspiracy stuff out there, but this is a ripper. That is the Uluru Statement from the Heart on an A4 bit of paper. That is it. The first sentence in it is:

We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart:

The last sentence, or the last para is:

In 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard. We leave base camp and start our trek across this vast country. We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.

Nothing exposes the falseness of the arguments being put by the 'no' campaign than this conspiracy theory and nonsense. They put in an FOI, and what they got were a whole lot of minutes from meetings with a whole lot of verbal statements from whoever to whoever at meetings that were held right around the country. There were over a thousand meetings held around the country, big and small, through a dialogue leading up to the constitutional convention—something that should have been respected. And it came up with what is an eloquent statement from the heart, not only one that fits on an A4 page but one that was signed by the delegates to the constitutional convention, signed by the leaders who were there at Uluru.

What we have here are conspiracy theories colliding with each other. They're struggling to get their scares straight. I mean, what role did Marcia Langton play in the faking of the moon landing? What was the role of the Uluru Statement from the Heart in that? This is absolutely nonsense. There's a whole lot of projection going on here—more projection than at a film festival—and it's coming from those opposite, who do not want to debate the facts and take what is in the Uluru statement, an eloquent request from Indigenous Australians to come together as a nation. This is something where—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Member for Deakin!

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

after the statement occurred, they established committees to look at the detail. This is absolute nonsense and conspiracy. (Time expired)

Opposition members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There is far too much noise.

The Minister for Industry and Science will cease interjecting, particularly when I'm speaking. And there is far too much noise on my left.

Members on my left continue to interject, and I'm looking at the member for Deakin, who has lodged the MPI today. There will be no more interjections. Prime Minister?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I table the Uluru Statement from the Heart—the one A4 page.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Bowman will also cease interjecting or will be warned.