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

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Maribyrnong from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House:

(1) notes that on:

(a) 22 February 2010, on Q & A, the now Prime Minister said "My view is the market-based mechanism, the emissions trading scheme, is the most cost effective";

(b) 3 June 2010, on Sunrise, the now Prime Minister said "The Coalition does not have the best climate change policy, in my view";

(c) 8 February 2010, during a speech to the House of Representatives, the now Prime Minister said "Having the government pick projects for subsidy is a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale"

(d) 15 September 2015, on the PM program, the now Prime Minister said about marriage equality "I certainly think we should have a free vote and I’ve been very public about that"; and

(e) 7 November 1999, on Meet the Press, the now Prime Minister said about a republic "It needs a Prime Minister and a Leader of the Opposition working together to promote a Yes vote"; and

(2) affirms that:

(a) an emissions trading scheme is the most cost effective way to combat climate change;

(b) the Coalition does not have the best climate change policy;

(c) having the Government pick projects for subsidy is a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale;

(d) the Parliament should have a free vote on marriage equality; and

(e) a republic needs a Prime Minister and a Leader of the Opposition working together to promote a Yes vote.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Maribyrnong from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House:

(1) notes that on:

(a) 22 February 2010, on Q & A, the now Prime Minister said "My view is the market-based mechanism, the emissions trading scheme, is the most cost effective";

(b) 3 June 2010, on Sunrise, the now Prime Minister said "The Coalition does not have the best climate change policy, in my view";

(c) 8 February 2010, during a speech to the House of Representatives, the now Prime Minister said "Having the government pick projects for subsidy is a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale"

(d) 15 September 2015, on the PM program, the now Prime Minister said about marriage equality "I certainly think we should have a free vote and I’ve been very public about that"; and

(e) 7 November 1999, on Meet the Press, the now Prime Minister said about a republic "It needs a Prime Minister and a Leader of the Opposition working together to promote a Yes vote"; and

(2) affirms that:

(a) an emissions trading scheme is the most cost effective way to combat climate change;

(b) the Coalition does not have the best climate change policy;

(c) having the Government pick projects for subsidy is a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale;

(d) the Parliament should have a free vote on marriage equality; and

(e) a republic needs a Prime Minister and a Leader of the Opposition working together to promote a Yes vote.

Malcolm Turnbull has sold out everything he has ever believed in—

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.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition seconded?

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

Seconded! A prime minister who says one thing and does another is voting against—

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.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the Manager of Opposition Business be no longer heard.

The question is that the motion be agreed to.

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

Mr Speaker, I will be guided by you, but I assume—given that we are in the period where there should be no divisions and so on, on substantive motions—that, if I now move that the motion be put, that will be done after the MPI?

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No; under standing order—

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

My procedural motion be dealt with now, but the actual motion be dealt with after the MPI?

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

Sit down!

Mr Burke interjecting —

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The members on my left will cease interjecting. Divisions are deferred, unless moved by a minister.

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

I therefore move:

That the question be now put.

For the purposes of completion!

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The motion moved by the Leader of the House is that the question be put.

The question now is that the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition be agreed to. There being more than one voice calling for a division, in accordance with standing order 133(c) the division is deferred until after the conclusion of the matter of public importance, later today.

Debate adjourned.