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

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to previous answers where he has defended his industry minister describing One Nation as more sophisticated. Since parliament last sat, we have had a clear result in WA. During the campaign, One Nation praised Vladimir Putin and made irresponsible comments about vaccination and divisive comments about race and religion. Does the Prime Minister stand by his previous answers and will the Prime Minister now direct every Liberal Party division to put One Nation last on every single ticket across the nation, the same way John Howard did?

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

Before I call the Prime Minister—

Mr Pyne interjecting—

The Leader of the House, I am trying to address the House.

Honourable members interjecting—

When members are ready, I will rule on part of the question. Members well know and the Manager of Opposition Business well knows that the Prime Minister can only be questioned about matters for which he has responsibility in the House. He is certainly able to question the Prime Minister on his previous answers, and that was the bulk of the question, but the very last part of that question—asking the Prime Minister to direct certain divisions—is something which the Prime Minister is not responsible for in this House, and the Prime Minister can ignore it.

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

I refer the honourable member to my remarks of a week or so ago, when I emphasised strongly and repeatedly that parents who choose not to vaccinate their children put their own children's health and the health of everybody else's children at risk. We have increased the pressure on this issue considerably. We have written to every state and every territory and sought their support to ensure that we go further than simply saying, 'no jab, no pay'—which has been a very successful policy and has resulted in an additional 200,000 children being vaccinated.

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

Did you write to Pauline and ask her to stop saying it?

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

The member for Ballarat!

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

We called on the states and territories to ensure that children who are not vaccinated without a medical exemption will not be admitted to child care or preschool, and so we add 'no jab, no play' to 'no jab, no pay'. This is a critically important public health issue. I know that honourable members opposite support the government on this. I trust they do, I am sure they do, and I think we need to have an absolutely united front on that. I was utterly unequivocal on that point.

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

So write to One Nation and tell them not to do it!

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

The member for Ballarat is warned!

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

In respect of the other remarks the honourable member referred to in terms of Vladimir Putin, I reminded Australians of President Putin's conduct around and association with the shooting down of MH17 and the invasion and occupation of a neighbouring country and pointed out that he is no subject for admiration. Finally, on the remarks about Muslims, I made it very clear, as I do every day, that we are the most successful multicultural society in the world, and the foundation of that is mutual respect.