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representatives vote 2020-02-06#6
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Motions — Prime Minister- Motions - Prime Minister - Stop Mr Albanes 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 the House:</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-02-06.101.1) to stop the Leader of the Opposition and Grayndler MP [Anthony Albanese](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/grayndler/anthony_albanese) (Labor) from speaking, which means it succeeded and Mr Albanese won't be able to speak for the rest of the debate. Motion slike these are known as *gagging motions*.
<p class="italic">(1) notes the Prime Minister:</p><p class="italic">  (a) is incapable of expressing regret and admitting when he is wrong;</p><p class="italic">  (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:</p><p class="italic">     (i) claim the response to the national bushfire crisis was a matter for the states and territories;</p><p class="italic">     (ii) claim volunteer firefighters didn't need compensation because they wanted to be there;</p><p class="italic">     (iii) statement that he didn't hold a hose when Australians were looking to him for national leadership in an unprecedented bushfire crisis; and</p><p class="italic">     (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</p><p class="italic">  (c) can't learn from his mistakes if he never admits them; and</p><p class="italic">(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to put the national interest ahead of his political interest.</p><p>Leave not granted.</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">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:</p><p class="italic">(1) notes the Prime Minister:</p><p class="italic">  (a) is incapable of expressing regret and admitting when he is wrong;</p><p class="italic">  (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:</p><p class="italic">     (i) claim the response to the national bushfire crisis was a matter for the states and territories;</p><p class="italic">     (ii) claim volunteer firefighters didn't need compensation because they wanted to be there;</p><p class="italic">     (iii) statement that he didn't hold a hose when Australians were looking to him for national leadership in an unprecedented bushfire crisis; and</p><p class="italic">     (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</p><p class="italic">  (c) can't learn from his mistakes if he never admits them; and</p><p class="italic">(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to put the national interest ahead of his political interest.</p><p>The fact is that this government has just been—</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the call.</p> <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Member be no longer 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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