Motions – Prime Minister – Thursday, 6 February 2020
Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Leader of the Opposition) (15:04): I seek leave to move the following motion:
That the House:
(1) notes the Prime Minister:
(a) is incapable of expressing regret and admitting when he is wrong;
(b ) blames others and attempts to cover up his failings with false or misleading claims, including but in no way limited to the Prime Minister’s:
(i) claim the response to the national bushfire crisis was a matter for the states and territories;
(ii) claim volunteer firefighters didn’t need compensation because they wanted to be there;
(iii) statement that he didn’t hold a hose when Australians were looking to him for national leadership in an unprecedented bushfire crisis; and
(iv) claim he had a conversation with a bushfire survivor who had lost everything when he instead forced her to shake his hand only to turn his back when she asked for help; and
(c) can’t learn from his mistakes if he never admits them; and
(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to put the national interest ahead of his political interest.
Leave not granted.
Mr ALBANESE: I move:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:
(1) notes the Prime Minister:
(a) is incapable of expressing regret and admitting when he is wrong;
(b )blames others and attempts to cover up his failings with false or misleading claims, including but in no way limited to the Prime Minister’s:
(i) claim the response to the national bushfire crisis was a matter for the states and territories;
(ii) claim volunteer firefighters didn’t need compensation because they wanted to be there;
(iii) statement that he didn’t hold a hose when Australians were looking to him for national leadership in an unprecedented bushfire crisis; and
(iv) claim he had a conversation with a bushfire survivor who had lost everything when he instead forced her to shake his hand only to turn his back when she asked for help; and
(c) can’t learn from his mistakes if he never admits them; and
(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to put the national interest ahead of his political interest.
The fact is that this government has just been—
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the call.
Mr PORTER (Pearce—Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Leader of the House) (15:07): I move:
That the Member be no longer heard.
The SPEAKER: The question is that the Leader of the Opposition be no further heard.
The House divided. [15:11]
(The Speaker—Hon. Tony Smith)
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