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  • Motions Coalition Government
  • Motions - Coalition Government - Stop the Leadership of the Opposition from speaking

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Anthony Albanese</p>
  • <p>I seek leave of the House to move the following motion:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the House:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(1) notes the:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) Abbott-Truss-Turnbull-Truss-Turnbull-Joyce-Turnbull-McCormack-Morrison-McCormack and now Morrison-Joyce Government promised stable government;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) incoming Deputy Prime Minister has said investing in renewables is "insane" and "lemming-like";</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) incoming Deputy Prime Minister backs nuclear power plants in the middle of towns;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) Government has had no fewer than 22 energy policies in eight years; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(e) Government is more divided than ever on achieving net zero by 2050; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(2) therefore, condemns the Morrison-Joyce Government for fighting itself instead of fighting for the jobs of the future, a sustainable climate and a strong economy for all Australians.</p>
  • <p>Leave not granted.</p>
  • <p>I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition moving the following motion immediately:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the House:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(1) notes the:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) Abbott-Truss-Turnbull-Truss-Turnbull-Joyce-Turnbull-McCormack-Morrison-McCormack and now Morrison-Joyce Government promised stable government;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) incoming Deputy Prime Minister has said investing in renewables is "insane" and "lemming-like";</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) incoming Deputy Prime Minister backs nuclear power plants in the middle of towns;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) Government has had no fewer than 22 energy policies in eight years; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(e) Government is more divided than ever on achieving net zero by 2050; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(2) therefore, condemns the Morrison-Joyce Government for fighting itself instead of fighting for the jobs of the future, a sustainable climate and a strong economy for all Australians.</p>
  • <p>Mr Speaker, you'll see that video of the incoming Deputy Prime Minister out there on the farm with the cows, looking up at the sky, talking about how the world is&#8212;</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">Peter Dutton</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>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-06-21.95.4):
  • > *That the Member [Leader of the Opposition and Grayndler MP [Anthony Albanese](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/grayndler/anthony_albanese)] be no longer heard.*
  • This means that Mr Albanese can no longer contribute to this debate. These types of motions are known as *gagging orders*.