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

I seek leave to move a motion of censure against the Prime Minister.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Maribyrnong moving immediately:

That the House censure the Prime Minister and the Treasurer for leading a job destroying Government which is intent on blaming employees and their negotiated employment conditions for the loss of their jobs, in particular:

(1) censure the Prime Minister for:

(a) failing to lead a Government united in supporting Australian jobs;

(b) having no plan for Australian jobs;

(c) failing to fight for Australian jobs; and

(2) censure the Treasurer for:

(a) goading Holden out of Australia;

(b) giving false accounts of private meetings with Toyota; and

(c) blaming workers for his failure to fight for Australian jobs.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the member be no longer heard.

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I second the motion. One job lost every three minutes under this government and all this government can do is blame background and smear. Take no responsibility, blame the work—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member will resume his seat.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the member be no longer heard.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The opposition is a sad and pathetic rabble that has wasted question time—

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the question be now put.

Question agreed to.

The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Maribyrnong be agreed to.

The House divided. [21:15]

(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)