Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes that:

  (a) the Prime Minister was willing to trade guns for votes with Senator Leyonhjelm;

  (b) the Prime Minister is willing to trade race hate protections to protect himself from his backbench;

  (c) the Prime Minister has traded cash for votes with Senator Day; and

  (d) today, in an extraordinary turn of events, it’s been revealed that the Prime Minister knew for more than two months that there was a potential issue under section 44 of the Constitution in relation to Senator Day and chose to bring the Parliament back and keep that information secret from the Australian people; and

(2) therefore, condemns the Prime Minister for:

  (a) being willing to do absolutely anything to keep his job; and

  (b) his weak leadership which is inflicting chaos on the Parliament and the country.

Leave not granted.

Oh, protection racket! I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Maribyrnong from moving the following motion forthwith:

That the House:

(1) notes that:

  (a) the Prime Minister was willing to trade guns for votes with Senator Leyonhjelm;

  (b) the Prime Minister is willing to trade race hate protections to protect himself from his backbench;

  (c) the Prime Minister has traded cash for votes with Senator Day; and

  (d) today, in an extraordinary turn of events, it’s been revealed that the Prime Minister knew for more than two months that there was a potential issue under section 44 of the Constitution in relation to Senator Day and chose to bring the Parliament back and keep that information secret from the Australian people; and

(2) therefore, condemns the Prime Minister for:

  (a) being willing to do absolutely anything to keep his job; and

  (b) his weak leadership which is inflicting chaos on the Parliament and the country.

Is there anything this Prime Minister will not trade to save his job?

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