House debates Questions without Notice
Prime Minister
Anne Webster Mallee, National Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
2:56 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister embarrassed us all with his sexist remarks and gestures about the Japanese prime minister. Then his government handed his close personal friend Rhys Muldoon a job as an adviser in his government after Mr Muldoon made a series of vile, sexually violent and misogynistic posts about Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Peta Credlin. When did the Prime Minister first become aware of Mr Muldoon's vile tweets?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
2:57 pm
When they became public debate today. I wasn't aware of those comments until they were raised in the media, and neither was Senator Dowling. The comments are completely unacceptable. Senator Dowling has taken immediate action, and that's appropriate.
Milton Dick Speaker
The member for Casey will not use—I can see he's got a photo. I'm just going ask him to fold that photograph up. The member is seeking to table a document?
Aaron Violi Casey, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy
I seek leave to table the following documents: the Prime Minister on election night with his close personal friend Rhys Muldoon; the Prime Minister being kissed on the cheek by his close political ally Rhys Muldoon; and disgraced Labor adviser Rhys Muldoon with the Prime Minister.
Leave not granted.
Milton Dick Speaker
I've asked the member not to do that. Resume your seat. People are entitled to state what the document is, which I allow, but they're not going to take advantage of my goodwill or the House's goodwill by using props when trying to table things. I think everyone now knows that that is a boundary I do not want crossed.