Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Melbourne from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Prime Minister told parliament on 3 December 2020 that Australia would be participating at the Climate Ambition Summit on 12 December 2020 and that 'it will be a great opportunity to correct the mistruths that are often presented';

(b) the Climate Ambition Summit co-host and COP26 President Alok Sharma has stated that 'announcements must show genuine progress from existing policies and Paris targets' and that 'there will be no space for general statements'; and

(c) reports today in the media that Australia does not have a confirmed speaking role at the summit; and

(2) calls on the Prime Minister to attend the House by 2 pm Tuesday 8 December to make a statement to advise the House whether Australia is speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit and table any correspondence with the summit organisers relating to whether Australia is speaking at the summit.

The Prime Minister may have misled parliament, and we need to find out the truth—

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

The Leader of the Greens will resume his seat. The minister has the call.

Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) 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 Leader of the Greens be no further heard.

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

Is the motion moved by the Leader of the Greens seconded?

Andrew Wilkie (Clark, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I second the motion moved by the member for Melbourne and I reserve my right to speak.

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

The question now is that the motion moved by the Leader of the Greens be agreed to. The division is deferred under standing order 133 until after the discussion on the matter of public importance.

Debate adjourned.