Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I told him exactly what I was going to do to inform myself, both to comply with my duties to this House and to comply with my duties as Prime Minister under the ministerial statement of standards. I did what I said I was going to do. I was up-front about it with the Australian people. I was up-front about it with the parliament. I went and told them what I'd done. I made a decision. What we have seen since that time is the political games being played by a Leader of the Opposition who is more interested in the drama and the carryings on of Canberra politics than he is in the serious issues that are being raised in this place. I know that, because he was on the top of the list when it came to shutting down and gagging a veteran in this chamber who had said they wished to speak on the issue of veteran suicide.

Opposition members interjecting—

The Leader of the Opposition can use all the fine words he likes, but in this chamber, on his direction, one of his members moved that the member for Herbert no longer be heard, and he wished to speak about veteran suicide. Shame on you!

Mr Albanese interjecting—

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