We're going to prevent politics from abusing the parliament and going off playing politics around the country when they should be here at work.
Tony BurkeMalcolm Turnbull got a majority in the parliament that he is trying to ignore and lock his own members of parliament into positions that they don't hold, and sometimes into positions that we know he doesn't hold. It's no wonder the public's started turning on him.
Tony BurkeThere are serious budgetry issues that need to be worked through. Playing a game of lying about what's in the content of legislation isn't going to get them anywhere.
Tony Burke