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

My question is to the Prime Minister. I note it has now been more than 1,000 days since the Prime Minister stood next to the member for Pearce and announced a national anticorruption commission. It is the last week of parliament for the year. Isn't the Prime Minister delaying legislation to ensure a national anticorruption commission won't be established this term?

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

The member will be aware there's 349 pages of legislation the government has prepared in relation to the design of our proposal for a Commonwealth integrity commission. We have committed $150 million in the budget to support it.

This is the Labor Party's proposal. It's two pages. See, the government has a proposal for such a commission. The member for Indi has a proposal. The Greens have a proposal. The Labor Party have no proposal. They have absolutely no proposal on this matter. The government has a set of legislation that we have made available and that has been carefully designed and consulted upon, and the Labor Party refuse to support it. The government's position on an integrity commission is very clear. There's 349 pages of well-drafted legislation to back it up. The Labor Party has no such proposal and no integrity on this issue.

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

Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the government table its legislation for a national anticorruption commission.

Leave not granted.