Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That the House:

(1) condemns the Prime Minister for:

(a) dividing Australians through his Voice referendum;

(b) failing to listen to all Australians;

(c) wasting over $450 million in taxpayer dollars;

(d) refusing to provide Australians with detail on the Voice;

(e) refusing to compromise in the national interest; and

(f) refusing to follow established referendum procedures;

(2) is of the opinion that all Australians deserve the very best of what our nation has to offer and that differences of opinion do not diminish our love for our country or our regard for each other; and

(3) therefore calls on the Prime Minister to:

(a) support the Opposition's call for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities;

(b) audit spending on Indigenous programs; and

(c) support practical policy ideas to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians to help Close the Gap.

Leave not granted.

I move:

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

That the House:

(1) condemns the Prime Minister for:

(a) dividing Australians through his Voice referendum;

(b) failing to listen to all Australians;

(c) wasting over $450 million in taxpayer dollars;

(d) refusing to provide Australians with detail on the Voice;

(e) refusing to compromise in the national interest; and

(f) refusing to follow established referendum procedures;

(2) is of the opinion that all Australians deserve the very best of what our nation has to offer and that differences of opinion do not diminish our love for our country or our regard for each other; and

(3) therefore calls on the Prime Minister to:

(a) support the Opposition's call for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities;

(b) audit spending on Indigenous programs; and

(c) support practical policy ideas to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians to help Close the Gap.

The Prime Minister has taken our country unnecessarily down a path of division.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition will pause. I'll hear from the Leader of the House.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will require that this be dealt with at a later hour.

Opposition members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The Leader of the Opposition will just resume his seat so I can hear from the Leader of the House.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Commitments have already been made about the take note debate on the resolution this morning, so I will require that this be dealt with at 5.30 pm.

Opposition members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The Leader of the Opposition will cease interjecting. The House will come to order so I can hear from the member for Holt.