Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. The ministerial code makes it the personal responsibility of the Prime Minister to decide whether to stand aside a minister in the exact circumstances that the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction now finds himself in. Prime Minister, the New South Wales Police have established Strike Force Garrad into the potential criminal behaviour of a minister sitting on your front bench right now. Prime Minister, why is he still sitting there? When will you stand him aside? (Time expired)

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The information that you're referring to has not been presented to me—

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

The Prime Minister will pause for a second. Members on my left will cease interjecting. I will deal very harshly with those interjecting. I thank the member for Sydney for acknowledging that. The Prime Minister has the call.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The matters that the Opposition Leader refers to have not been provided to me or presented to me by the New South Wales Police. I have not been advised of those developments. I think that deals with the issues he has raised in relation to the code.

Can I say about the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction—I think I can understand why those opposite have taken such a keen interest in him, because he's responsible for policies that we are finally starting to see stabilise electricity prices in this country and take the pressure off Australian families—

Ms Burney interjecting—

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

The member for Barton is warned.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

He's overseeing an emissions reduction program which is taking action on climate change without taking the jobs of Australians, which is the policy of those opposite.

Ms Burney interjecting—

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

The member for Barton has been warned.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am enabling the minister to continue to get about his job, which is about getting power prices down and which is about meeting our important commitments to take action on climate change.

Those opposite may not like the progress he is making as a minister. They may feel uncomfortable about the progress that this minister is making. But, at the end of the day, the Australian people will know, when they see their power bills start to stabilise, and when they see the fact that we are taking the action that we need to on climate change without taking their jobs, that the Labor Party once again is on another frolic—and we know where these frolics always end.

Ms Burney interjecting—

Ms Kearney interjecting—

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

The member for Cooper's warned. The member for Barton was warned twice and continued to interject. She will leave under 94(a).

The member for Barton then left the chamber.

The Leader of the Opposition is seeking to table a document.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table The Daily Telegraph article, 'NSW Police to investigate 'fraudulent' document claim against Angus Taylor', and The Guardian article—

Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Oh, it must be right!

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You just detach yourself; that's fine. The article, 'NSW police investigating doctored document Angus Taylor used in Clover Moore attack'. I seek leave to table those documents.

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

I will just say that I've made it clear previously that documents that are readily available—

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

He doesn't have them.

Mr Husic interjecting—

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

The member for Chifley, whose voice I recognise—I can't see him behind the Manager of Opposition Business—will cease interjecting. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order.

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

The Prime Minister specifically, in his answer, said that he did not have this information; therefore, it is appropriate that we be able to seek leave to table.

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

Okay, you can seek leave. The Leader of the House?

Leave not granted.