House debates

Thursday, 23 October 2008

Prime Minister; Treasurer

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

2:43 pm

Photo of Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Ah, yes, and Madam Julia—there she is. That is the Gang of Four. It is fine for the Prime Minister to embrace Asian values, but I do not think we should start with the Red Guards and The Little Red Book of Chairman Mao. Messy and disconcerting though it may be, we live in a democracy and this is a parliament. We have a right to debate these issues and we will, and no control-freak Prime Minister is going to be able to silence the opposition, take his activities away from the scrutiny of the press and deny the people their say. (Time expired)

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