Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion immediately:

That this House:

(1) notes that the first duty of a government is to keep Australians safe, and that the Government has failed this duty;

(2) further notes the Minister for Immigration's numerous failings in his response to the High Court decision in NZYQ, including failing to:

(a) keep hardcore criminals locked up;

(b) know where released detainee criminals are;

(c) prevent 18 criminals so far, committing further offences leading them to being arrested by state or territory police;

(d) conduct continuous monitoring that would prevent criminals from committing further criminal offences;

(e) place any of the released criminals into preventative detention despite seven murderers, 37 sex criminals and 72 violent offenders being at large in the community; and

(f) provide timely and accurate information to the Australian people about the nature and location of the 149 criminals at large in the community; and

(3) calls upon the Prime Minister to dismiss this incompetent Minister who has proven entirely inadequate to the task of keeping Australians safe.

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

Is leave granted?

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is not granted. We want to talk about the cost of living.

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion—That this House:

(1) notes that the first duty of a government is to keep Australians safe, and that the Albanese Government has failed this duty;

(2) further notes the Minister for Immigration's numerous failings in his response to the High Court decision in NZYQ, including failing to:

(a) keep hardcore criminals locked up;

(b) know where released detainee criminals are;

(c) prevent 18 criminals so far, committing further offences leading them to being arrested by state or territory police;

(d) conduct continuous monitoring that would prevent criminals from committing further criminal offences;

(e) place any of the released criminals into preventative detention despite seven murderers, 37 sex criminals and 72 violent offenders being at large in the community; and

(f) provide timely and accurate information to the Australian people about the nature and location of the 149 criminals at large in the community; and

(3) calls upon the Prime Minister to dismiss this incompetent Minister who has proven entirely inadequate to the task of keeping Australians safe.

This minister has to go. This weak Prime Minister needs to show leadership and get rid of—

Government members interjecting—

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

Resume your seat. Order! Members on my right!

The member for Boothby will cease—

The member for Macarthur is warned. This is not a free-for-all.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) | Link to this | Hansard source

Under standing order 47(e), I require that the suspension be dealt with by the House following the MPI.