Adam Bandt
I seek to make a personal explanation.
Milton Dick
Do you claim to be misrepresented?
Adam Bandt
Yes, Speaker—
Milton Dick
You may proceed.
Adam Bandt
by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition earlier in question time. This Prime Minister is so desperate to detract and distract from Labor's complicity and backing of the invasion that is taking place at the moment that they will come in here and make spurious allegations—
Government members interjecting—
Milton Dick
Order! Members on my right!
Adam Bandt
against Greens members of parliament that need to be corrected.
Milton Dick
The Leader of the Australian Greens will just pause.
The member for Fisher knows better than that. Members on my right, I can barely hear a word that is being said. If anyone interjects on my right during this period, they'll be ejected immediately. I want to hear from the Deputy Leader of the House.
Mark Butler
The standing orders in P__ractice in relation to personal explanations are clear. The member needs to explain where he has been misrepresented. He immediately launched into an attack on the Prime Minister. I ask that he be brought back to pointing out where he has been misrepresented.
Milton Dick
I'll just allow the leader to continue so he can explain to the House where he was misrepresented and how he was misrepresented—not whether he liked being misrepresented or not. I hope that's clear. The Leader of the Australian Greens has the call.
Adam Bandt
In a desperate attempt to distract from Labor's backing of the invasion of Gaza, the Prime Minister made a number of representations—
Government members interjecting—
Milton Dick
Order! Members on my right!
Order! The member for Canberra will leave the chamber under standing order 94(a). There are to be no more interjections.
The member for Canberra then left the chamber.
The member for Melbourne needs to explain exactly where—
Adam Bandt
There were misrepresentations about myself and Greens MPs in this parliament that need to be corrected. We have been crystal clear that the Greens, as a party of peace and nonviolence, support protest that is peaceful—
Honourable members interjecting—
And we have made it crystal clear, including on the record, that that should be the case. But instead—
Mark Dreyfus
You've been doing this for months—
Milton Dick
The Attorney-General will leave the chamber under 94(a)! No-one is to interject while I'm hearing this!
The member for Isaacs then left the chamber.
Adam Bandt
Instead, the Prime Minister, backed up by the Leader of the Opposition, came in here and made wide-ranging sprays attempting to connect the peaceful protests of people who are seeking to make their views about Labor's complicity with this genocide heard with the actions of other people, including here in this place.
Let us be absolutely crystal clear—
Milton Dick
The member for Griffith on a point of order and then the member for Wannon.
Max Chandler-Mather
This is a matter in relation to the standing orders, Mr Speaker. A member of the Labor Party there, I'm not actually sure of his title, made a reflection on the Leader of the Australian Greens and I'd like him to come back in and withdraw.
Opposition members interjecting—
Milton Dick
Order! Members on my left! I didn't hear that—
Max Chandler-Mather
It was the member for Solomon.
Milton Dick
Well, I shall deal with the member of Solomon separately to this issue. I didn't hear what was said, so I can't take action on that matter. The member for Wannon on a point of order.
Dan Tehan
Mr Speaker, a point of order: the leader of the Greens has been asked to go to where he has been misrepresented, and he is not going there. He continues to defy your ruling that he should, and I think the House is not being advanced by the leader of the Greens' conduct.
Milton Dick
I'm going to give the leader of the Greens one more chance to explain exactly where he has been misrepresented.
Adam Bandt
Mr Speaker, I've made it clear that the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition made a number of severe and direct misrepresentations about actions that are taking place outside this place, when we have been crystal clear on the record about our approach to how people should exercise protests. Instead, a number of severe misrepresentations were made. Why? Because they're attempting to distract from their complicity. And that's why I seek leave to move that so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Melbourne from moving the following motion:
That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) The state of Israel has signed a $3 billion contract with the United States for a further 25 F-35 fighter aircraft;
(b) Australia plays a significant role in the F-35 fighter aircraft global supply chain with a range of components manufactured here in Australia, including the sole manufacturing of F-35 fighter aircraft's uplock actuator system, which allows the F-35 to drop its payload; and
(c) the F-35 fighter aircraft are being used to bomb the people of Gaza; and
(2) calls on the Government to immediately end all direct and indirect trade of military equipment with the State of Israel, including the provision of critical components of the F-35 fighter jet supply chain.
It is critical that we debate this motion now, because Labor is attempting to do anything to distract from their complicity in the unfolding genocide. A—
Milton Dick
Resume your seat—
Adam Bandt
I'm happy to stand up—
Milton Dick
Order! Resume your seat! The Deputy Leader of the House?
Mark Butler
Mr Speaker, the member had the right to issue a personal explanation, so I now move:
That the member no longer be heard.
A division having been called and the bells being/having been rung—
Government members interjecting—
Milton Dick
The Leader of the Australian Greens will cease interjecting.
Government members interjecting—
The Leader of the Australian Greens is now warned, and members on my right will remain silent during the division.
The question is that the Leader of the Australian Greens no longer be heard.
Summary
Date and time: 3:28 PM on 2024-06-05
Allegra Spender's vote: Abstained
Total number of "aye" votes: 92
Total number of "no" votes: 5
Total number of abstentions: 54
Adapted from information made available by theyvoteforyou.org.au