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

My question is to the Prime Minister. Senator Canavan resigned from cabinet 43 days ago. Why is the Deputy Prime Minister still sitting on your front—

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

Members on my right are preventing me from hearing the question. They will cease interjecting, including the Leader of the House and the Deputy Prime Minister. The Leader of the Opposition will repeat his question from the beginning.

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

Senator Canavan resigned from cabinet 43 days ago, so why is the Deputy Prime Minister still sitting on your front bench? What is he still doing here?

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

The honourable member's question has a distinctly familiar ring to it, and I refer him to my earlier answers.