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

Madam Speaker, I seek leave to move the following motion.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Watson moving immediately—

That this House condemns the Leader of the House for shutting down debate on the MPI submitted today about jobs at Gove, and that the House notes that there is no government legislation before the House.

What we have seen from the Leader of the House—

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.

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

Is the motion seconded?

Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for External Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I second the motion. I ask the government: why is it that they show such contempt—

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

The member will resume his seat. The Leader of the House?

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

You have not given him the call, Madam Speaker.

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

I call the member for Lingiari.

Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for External Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You did call me—

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

I did call him.

Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for External Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

but the microphone was not turned on. Why is it that you show such contempt for the people of north-east Arnhem Land and the community of Gove? Why do you hate them so much? Why won't you let us have a debate?

The SPEAKER: Will the member resume his seat. I call the Leader of the House.

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

You were very generous, Madam Speaker. 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.

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

The question now is that the motion be agreed to.

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

The opposition needs to understand that the government decides the daily program. We take the address-in-reply seriously, unlike the opposition.

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.

Question agreed to.

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

The question is that the motion for the suspension of standing and sessional orders be agreed to.