Michael Johnson (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

He is not quite the Prime Minister yet. I know that he is from Victoria and I know that a Victorian member of parliament from the Labor Party should be the Prime Minister, but right now the Sun King from the Sunshine State is the Prime Minister, and I want him here so I can ask him a question. Why can’t I, on behalf of the Ryan electorate, ask the Prime Minister of Australia a question about issues relevant to the people of my electorate? I need to have all kinds of answers from the executive. I know you seek to be on the front bench but, member for Maribyrnong, bide your time. There are a lot of people around you and you might enhance your career if you say to the Prime Minister, ‘Yes, Prime Minister, we should be here answering questions from the opposition.’

It is costing taxpayers $1 million per day for this parliament to sit, and we cannot even ask questions of the executive. How absolutely absurd, and what an affront to the people of Ryan! It is costing the taxpayers of Australia $1 million. It is costing every taxpayer of Australia—(Time expired)

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