Hansard
Tuesday, 22nd June 2021
Motions
Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Leader of the Opposition) (14:59): I seek leave to move the following motion:
That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) there is a global pandemic;
(b) the Government had two jobs this year, to rollout the vaccine and establish a safe, national system of quarantine;
(c) instead of effectively rolling out the vaccine and establishing a safe, national system of quarantine, the incoming Deputy Prime Minister has been focussed on his own job;
(d) instead of focussing on the needs of Australians, the Abbott-Truss-Turnbull-Truss-Turnbull-Joyce-Turnbull-McCormack-Morrision-McCormack and now Morrison-Joyce Government has been focussed on fighting itself; and
(e) instead of building the jobs of the future, the incoming Deputy Prime Minister has said investing in renewables is "insane" and "lemming-like" and said "the Nationals have always been opposed to a net zero target"; and
(2) therefore, calls on members of the Morrison-Joyce Government to focus on the needs of Australians and not their own jobs.
Leave not granted.
Mr ALBANESE: I move:
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion immediately:
That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) there is a global pandemic;
(b) the Government had two jobs this year, to rollout the vaccine and establish a safe, national system of quarantine;
(c) instead of effectively rolling out the vaccine and establishing a safe, national system of quarantine, the incoming Deputy Prime Minister has been focussed on his own job;
(d) instead of focussing on the needs of Australians, the Abbott-Truss-Turnbull-Truss-Turnbull-Joyce-Turnbull-McCormack-Morrision-McCormack and now Morrison-Joyce Government has been focussed on fighting itself; and
(e) instead of building the jobs of the future, the incoming Deputy Prime Minister has said investing in renewables is "insane" and "lemming-like" and said "the Nationals have always been opposed to a net zero target"; and
(2) therefore, calls on members of the Morrison-Joyce Government to focus on the needs of Australians and not their own jobs.
This is a government that has been focused on just one job—his job—not the jobs of Australians. It has not been focused on the rollout of the vaccine—
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the call.
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