Thursday, 30 October 2025

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:38): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Premier for failing to back the opposition’s call to ban face masks, to protect protesters and to take action against extremists who hijack our city.

This is yet another broken promise from the weak, soft-on-crime –

Leave refused.

 Gabrielle DE VIETRI (Richmond) (09:38): I move, by leave:

That this house notes: that yesterday the Israeli military killed 104 Palestinians, including 46 children, in sustained overnight airstrikes in Gaza City, Khan Yunis and refugee camps in central Gaza, in blatant violation of the ceasefire; that an additional 253 people are wounded, including 78 children, and many more are still missing under the rubble; that last week the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine presented a report to the UN General Assembly that named 63 states complicit in Israel’s genocide, including Australia; and that the Victorian Labor government must no longer sustain its complicity –

Leave refused.

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:39): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Premier for not protecting retail workers after promising to do so 18 months ago.

Leave refused.

Brad Rowswell: On a point of order, Speaker, just a point of clarification. The member for Caulfield, who just sought to move a motion by leave, was faced by a bombardment from the government side of noes. The question was never asked by the Chair ‘Is leave granted?’ The noes came from the other side. You, Speaker, then determined that leave was not granted without having asked the question ‘Is leave granted?’

The SPEAKER: Member for Sandringham, if there are noes then leave is not granted.

Brad Rowswell: Without having asked the question?

The SPEAKER: I do not have to put the question.