House debates
Thursday, 17 August 2017
Questions without Notice
Deputy Prime Minister
2:28 pm
Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, it's now day 4 since Australia learned that the Deputy Prime Minister is also a citizen of a foreign power. Will the Prime Minister acknowledge that the Deputy Prime Minister's position is unsustainable—
Mr Joyce interjecting—
Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The Deputy Prime Minister will cease interjecting. Members on my left will cease interjecting. I think it would be best if the Leader of the Opposition began his question again.
Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Prime Minister, it's now four days since Australia discovered that the Deputy Prime Minister is also a citizen of a foreign power. Will the Prime Minister acknowledge that the situation of his Deputy Prime Minister is unsustainable, and, consistent with Senator Canavan's precedent, when will the Prime Minister make the Deputy Prime Minister stand aside and when will the government stop accepting his vote?
Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
When will the Leader of the Opposition tell us why—
Mr Dreyfus interjecting—
Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
he gave $100,000 of AWU workers' money to GetUp!? When will he tell us why he funded his own election campaign? When will he fess up?