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

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion forthwith—That this House:

(1) censures the Liberal-National Government for misleading the Australian people before the last election and hitting Australians with its:

(a) unfair GP tax, hurting Australians every time they go to see the doctor;

(b) $100,000 university degrees, making it harder for Australians from modest backgrounds to further their education;

(c) $80 billion cuts to schools and hospitals;

(d) attack on pensions, meaning older Australian will be up to $80 a week worse off;

(e) $1 billion cuts to child care; and

(f) cuts to family payments, slashing $6,000 from a typical Australian family; and

(2) given the Prime Minister promised good government starts now, 521 days late, calls on the Government to immediately dump its:

(a) unfair GP tax;

(b) $100,000 university degrees;

(c) $80 billion cut to schools and hospitals;

(d) attack on pensions;

(e) cuts to child care; and

(f) cuts to family payments.

We saw yesterday in that weird kidnapping—

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) 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 suspension motion seconded? I call the member for Watson.

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

I would like to quote backbenchers from the Liberal Party—

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

The member will resume his seat.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member no longer be 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 is that the original motion be agreed to.

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

No, Madam Speaker, it is not.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

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

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, it was never seconded.

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

Yes, it was.

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

No.

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

Yes, you got up.

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

I was about to say that I seconded it, and you told me to sit down.

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

No, sorry.

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

The motion has not been seconded.

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

Excuse me. The member will resume his seat. When I gave you the call, I asked, 'Is the motion seconded?' and I called you to answer that call.

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

And, Madam Speaker—on the point of order—you instructed me to sit down before you allowed me to answer that call.

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

No, by getting to your feet and speaking at all, you answered the call. The question before the House is that the question be now put.

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

The question now is that the original motion moved by Mr Shorten be agreed to.

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

I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.