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

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Institute of Health and Welfare has exposed the government's pathetic excuses for the GP tax to be false, given that New Zealand does not withhold support for the unemployed for a month, as the minister has tried to claim, and given that the UWA has confirmed that there will be $100,000 degrees under this government, will the Prime Minister now admit that Australians are paying a high price tag for his broken promises, and what is he going to do about it?

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

Before I give the call to the Prime Minister, I would point out that member for Hunter has just behaved in a totally disorderly fashion and may leave under 94(a).

The member for Hunter then left the chamber.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, in defence of my friend the member for Hunter—

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

Is there a point of order?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, there is. He was asking for the document that was tabled to be provided to the opposition. It has not been provided.

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

That was not the reason he was asked to leave. The member will resume his seat. That is not the disorderly behaviour he was asked to leave for. The document is here—you missed it. The member for Grayndler will resume his seat or he too may leave. I call the Prime Minister.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, thanks to the activities of the member for Grayndler, I honestly cannot remember the question that the Leader of the Opposition asked. But I am sure that it was just another general attack. Let me reassure the Leader of the Opposition that this government made a series of commitments to the Australian people prior to the election that we would scrap the carbon tax, that we would stop the boats, that we would build the roads and we would get the budget back under control, and that is exactly what we are doing. I know members opposite cannot understand the idea of a government actually keeping its commitments. I know that members opposite cannot understand the idea of a government which takes fiscal responsibility seriously. But we do.

Mr Shorten interjecting—

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

The Leader of the Opposition will desist.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We are delivering, and I think that the Australian people are a little relieved that finally they have a government and not a rabble in charge of this country.