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representatives vote 2019-11-27#21
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Motions — Prime Minister- Motions - Prime Minister - Stop MP Albanese from speaking
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<p class="speaker">Anthony Albanese</p><p>I seek leave to move the following motion:</p><p class="italic">That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Grayndler to speak in response to the Leader of the House tabling a letter from the Prime Minister concerning his misleading the parliament.</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2019-11-27.165.1) to stop the MP for Grayndler and Leader of the Opposition [Anthony Albanese](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/grayndler/anthony_albanese) from speaking any further in this debate. These motions are known as gagging motions.
<p>This scandal just keeps getting deeper. This was a prepared statement by the Prime Minister today where he put the words of Ben Fordham into the mouth of a Victorian police officer. The fact is that this just continues—</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>I will just clarify: did the Leader of the Opposition seek leave?</p> <p class="speaker">Anthony Albanese</p><p>I did and I'm getting a good run here! If they're not paying attention, that's their fault.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>Is leave granted?</p> <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p><p>Leave is not granted.</p> <p class="speaker">Anthony Albanese</p><p>I suspect I got out more than I will get out now. I move:</p><p class="italic">That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended that would prevent the member for Grayndler moving the following motion immediately:</p><p class="italic">That the House:</p><p class="italic">(1) notes that;</p><p class="italic">  (a) today in Question Time, the Prime Minister told the House that in March 2013, a then detective in Victoria Police’s fraud squad, Ross Mitchell, made a statement about former Prime Minister Julia Gillard;</p><p class="italic">  (b) that statement was made word for word by radio host Ben Fordham-a fact which is clear from <i>The Australian</i> newspaper article by Hedley Thomas dated 27 April 2013 which reports that statement; and</p><p class="italic">  (c) in attempting to defend a Minister who has deliberately misled the Parliament, the Prime Minister today has misled the Parliament; and</p><p class="italic">(2) therefore, the House calls on the Prime Minister to do what is required by the House and his own Ministerial Standards and attend the Chamber to correct his misleading statement at 9.30 am tomorrow.</p><p>The fact is that this government, in trying to protect this minister, is bringing down the Prime Minister.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat.</p> <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the member no longer be heard.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question is that the Leader of the Opposition be no further heard.</p>
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