Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Warringah from moving the following motion forthwith: That this House censures the Prime Minister for failing to govern Australia in a way that:

(1)

takes the nation forward and not backwards;

(2)

grows our economic prosperity, not risks it;

(3)

enhances our international reputation as a safe investment destination not trashes it;

(4)

keeps promises, not breaks them;

(5)

reduces debt and builds a surplus rather than reckless spending and billion dollar deficits;

(6)

stands up for our world leading industries, not hides from them;

(7)

spends taxpayers dollars like it comes out of his own pocket, not throws it out the door; and

(8)

has the mettle to defend his decisions and not run away; and,

finally and most importantly, for the damage that his great big new tax is doing to investment and jobs as evidenced by Xstrata’s decision to suspend $596 million of current investment today.

They are not going to hide him yet again, for the third time running, on a day like this—

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