Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister guarantee the decision to cut penalty rates in the retail and hospitality industries will not lead to the pay of Australians working in other industries being cut—people like nurses, who work late nights and weekends caring for the sick and injured? Why won't the Prime Minister support Labor's legislation to protect the penalty rates of all Australians?

Mr Hawke interjecting—

Mr Craig Kelly interjecting—

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

Members on my right, the member for Mitchell and the member for Hughes, will cease interjecting. The Prime Minister has the call.

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The honourable member knows very well that the commission went to great pains to make it very clear that the decision does not affect any awards other than those dealt with in the decision. What the honourable member is promoting—

Ms Catherine King interjecting—

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

The member for Ballarat will not interject.

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

is yet another reckless scare campaign to frighten Australians.

Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

What's to stop it?

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The honourable member knows very well that this decision will apply only—

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

The Prime Minister will resume his seat for a second. The member for Ballarat has a habit that I have warned her of numerous times of interjecting consistently after she has asked a question. I have called her to order a number of times on that. The level of interjections is too high. I am not going to keep doing it. The member for Ballarat can leave under 94(a).

The member for Ballarat then left the chamber.

The Prime Minister has the call. Has the Prime Minister concluded his answer?

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have.

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

The member for Forrest.