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

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Prime Minister claims his only involvement in the corrupt sports rorts scheme was the passing of information by his office;

(b) the Audit Office found there were 136 emails between the Prime Minister's office and Senator McKenzie's office over a six month period about the corrupt sports rorts scheme;

(c) the Audit Office also found the Prime Minister's office emailed Senator McKenzie's office about projects under the corrupt sports rorts scheme indicating 'These are the ones we think should be included in the list of approved projects';

(d) the Audit Office found the colour-coded spreadsheet was shared between Senator McKenzie's offie and the Prime Minister's office on multiple occasions with multiple versions; and

(e) in preparing his report, the Prime Minister's former Chief of Staff and now Secretary of his Department relied on only one version of the colour-coded spreadsheet when there were dozens of versions; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to:

(a) correct his repeated misleading statements to the Parliament that only eligible projects were funded under the corrupt sports rorts scheme when paragraph 4.32 and 4.33 of the audit of the scheme show 280 ineligible projects were funded;

(b) explain how his story can withstand the findings of the Audit Office; and

(c) explain why he has used taxpayer money as though it was his own personal marketing fund.

Today we saw the Prime Minister give it up when he pointed to a Liberal candidate as being able to—

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion immediately:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Prime Minister claims his only involvement in the corrupt sports rorts scheme was the passing of information by his office;

(b) the Audit Office found there were 136 emails between the Prime Minister's office and Senator McKenzie's office over a six month period about the corrupt sports rorts scheme;

(c) the Audit Office also found the Prime Minister's office emailed Senator McKenzie's office about projects under the corrupt sports rorts scheme indicating 'These are the ones we think should be included in the list of approved projects';

(d) the Audit Office found the colour-coded spreadsheet was shared between Senator McKenzie's offie and the Prime Minister's office on multiple occasions with multiple versions; and

(e) in preparing his report, the Prime Minister's former Chief of Staff and now Secretary of his Department relied on only one version of the colour-coded spreadsheet when there were dozens of versions; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to:

(a) correct his repeated misleading statements to the Parliament that only eligible projects were funded under the corrupt sports rorts scheme when paragraph 4.32 and 4.33 of the audit of the scheme show 280 ineligible projects were funded;

(b) explain how his story can withstand the findings of the Audit Office; and

(c) explain why he has used taxpayer money as though it was his own personal marketing fund.

This rort knows no bounds—

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

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

The question is the Leader of the Opposition be no further heard.

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

Is the motion seconded? The Manager of Opposition Business?

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

Seconded. He is up to his neck in it, this Prime Minister—up to his neck in a corrupt scheme.

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

The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Leader of the House?

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

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

The question is the Manager of Opposition Business be no further heard.

Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

More nervous than a baboon in Camperdown—that's what this bloke is!

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

The deputy leader will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the floor.

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be put.

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

The question is the motion be put.

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

The question is that the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition be agreed to.