Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor lied to Australians about plans—

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

Order! I'm going to deal with this issue. I'm not comfortable with that term. I refer to a Speaker's ruling on 18 February 2002 with the reference of parties lying. I raised this yesterday. If we're going to have this term being used—Deputy Speaker Causley informed the member he cannot refer to either political parties or individuals as being liars. I just want you to be careful with that language. The manager?

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Speaker, this is what you said yesterday:

Order! I just want to deal with the word 'lie'. We just want to make sure that it is not directed to a person. Former speakers have directed it to parties and governments. I'm just going to be careful with that word today to make sure it's not directed to an individual.

That wasn't directed to an individual; that was directed to the collective.

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

Now I've done further research because you raised it with me.

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Speaker, just to your—

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

Resume your seat. That word is being yelled out continuously during the debates, and I haven't called it out yet. I'm just saying I don't want that term used. Following on from the research that I've done regarding referring to political parties, I'm just going to ask for that to be tempered. If there's another way that you can rephrase your question, it would assist the House. It is not helpful for that term to be used. I'm sure the member for Goldstein is understanding what I'm saying. I'm just not happy with that term being used at all in the chamber. Members on my left have been yelling that term out non-stop. It's not everyone, but they have been doing it during the debate, and I'm not happy with it. It is about context and it is about the circumstance. I'm just asking everyone in the House to not use that term. The manager?

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Can I ask you to have a look at Practice on this.

A government member interjecting

Can I make my point without being interrupted.

Government members interjecting—

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

He's entitled to make the point.

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'd just like to make two points on this please, Speaker. The first is that you referred to Deputy Speaker Causley. If you look at Speakers, you'll see Speakers have allowed this collective approach. I think it's really important that, in this parliament, we don't get pressure from certain people which then causes changes. I think this is really important. The second thing is it's actually true.

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

Resume your seat.

Honourable members interjecting—

We'll handle this. We'll deal with it. I want the member for Goldstein to ask his question. The Leader of the House.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just to the point of order that's been raised—there are two different ways words can be ruled out. They can be ruled out on the basis that they're personal reflections. I think that was the ruling you gave on Tuesday as to whether or not that turn of phrase would be a personal reflection. It would not be. There's a second concept of unparliamentary terms. The Causley ruling says that that is what this is.

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

On page 178, Practice does give discretionary powers regarding question time. I'm exercising those powers. I'm just going to ask the House not to use that term. I think it's in the best interest for both sides not to be referring to any individuals, people or parties using that term. I think it's a dangerous precedent and I think it's a dangerous area. The member for Goldstein is going to ask his question and not use that word. That will assist the House.

Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor misled, deceived and 'untruthed' Australians about plans to tax them more. Will the Prime Minister rule out changing his mind about introducing a death tax?

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

Order! Members on my right! The member for Aston will leave the chamber under 94a! It's highly disorderly to interject in that manner.

The member for Aston then left the chamber.

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

It is rather extraordinary that, just 48 hours after the budget was handed down, you have a coalition and opposition, on the day of the budget reply—the previous opposition leader didn't get to give a budget reply, but the member for Hume will—

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

The member for Gippsland is now warned. Order! Honestly, can members just reset and show some respect.

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

We on this side of the House have confirmed this week that we are the party of homeownership. What we want is for more Australians to have the opportunity to have their own roof—their own first home. That is what we want. But what we've had in here are two questions. The first is about the family home; we want more family homes. They want to lock young people out of homeownership. They have said it themselves, today. 'It's time to be honest,' is what this bloke said. 'The tax system is screwing over young Australians. Instead it favours well-off, established interests against those trying to get ahead—people who can predominantly live off income from their assets can pay very little tax and get discounts on capital gains from increases in asset values.' That's what the shadow Treasurer had to say, which would have been, I assume, with the full knowledge of the Leader of the Opposition when he chose to appoint him as shadow Treasurer.

And yet they come in here having run an election campaign on a platform of higher taxes. When we changed stage 3, they said we should have an election on it. When we introduced tax cuts in our budget last year, they said they would oppose them and repeal them. And now they say they oppose these changes, as well, to assist young people into homeownership, and they pretend that they care about the family home. I'll tell you who will protect the family home for more families, including the families not just of today but of tomorrow: it's the Australian Labor Party, which is why which our caucus is growing and theirs is shrinking.