Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Manager of Opposition Business from moving the following motion immediately:

That the House:

(1) notes that:

(a) the government has negated the adjournment of the House of Representatives tonight as a cynical tactic to prevent the normal scrutiny and consideration of the bill; and

(b) the refusal of the government to adjourn debate tonight on the Future Drought Fund Bill and the Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill and allow it to continue tomorrow makes no difference to when the drought funds are available, as no funds will commence until at least July 2020; and

(2) therefore, calls on the government to use clause (b) of its own suspension motion and adjourn the House so that these bills can be listed for debate tomorrow.

What we have in front of us is the worst level of arrogance that you can imagine.

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