Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) extensive media reporting the Assistant Treasurer was involved in wide-scale branch stacking;

(b) clear evidence the Assistant Treasurer saw and approved plans for electorate staff to engage in branch stacking—

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please continue, Member for Blaxland.

Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) extensive media reporting the Assistant Treasurer was involved in wide-scale branch stacking;

(b) clear evidence the Assistant Treasurer saw and approved plans for electorate staff to engage in branch stacking;

(c) reports the Assistant Treasurer used taxpayer money to pay one of his best friends to produce party political material soliciting donations for the Liberal Party;

(d) the Assistant Treasurer's conduct breaches both paragraph 4.1 of the Prime Minister's Ministerial Standards and paragraph 2 of the Special Minister of State's Determination;

(e) the Prime Minister has failed to take any action against the Assistant Treasurer, who is doing too much branch-stacking and not enough HomeBuilding; and

(f) in the middle of the first recession in three decades, the Assistant Treasurer should be focussed on helping the Australian people and doing his job, not helping himself; and

(2) calls on the Assistant Treasurer to attend this House and make a statement for a period not exceeding 30 minutes explaining his actions to the Australian people.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Blaxland from moving the following motion immediately—

That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) extensive media reporting the Assistant Treasurer was involved in wide-scale branch stacking;

(b) clear evidence the Assistant Treasurer saw and approved plans for electorate staff to engage in branch stacking;

(c) reports the Assistant Treasurer used taxpayer money to pay one of his best friends to produce party political material soliciting donations for the Liberal Party;

(d) the Assistant Treasurer's conduct breaches both paragraph 4.1 of the Prime Minister's Ministerial Standards and paragraph 2 of the Special Minister of State's Determination;

(e) the Prime Minister has failed to take any action against the Assistant Treasurer, who is doing too much branch-stacking and not enough HomeBuilding; and

(f) in the middle of the first recession in three decades, the Assistant Treasurer should be focussed on helping the Australian people and doing his job, not helping himself; and

(2) calls on the Assistant Treasurer to attend this House and make a statement for a period not exceeding 30 minutes explaining his actions to the Australian people.

He has a perfect opportunity to see if his defence stacks up—

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

A division having been called and the bells having been rung—

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

Lock the doors!

Mr Conroy interjecting—

Order! Member for Shortland, you've already been thrown out and now you're back. It can happen again. The question is that the member for Blaxland be no further heard.

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

Is the motion seconded? The member for Whitlam.

Stephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This does not stack up. This minister must go!

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

The member for Whitlam will resume his seat. The minister has the call.

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer) 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 that the member be no longer heard.

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

The question now is that the motion moved be agreed to.

Mark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This minister is more grass fielder than home builder, and he joins a list of ministers who should go—

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

The member will resume his seat. I call the Assistant Treasurer.

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

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

The question is that the question be now put.

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

The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Blaxland be disagreed to.