Wednesday, 1 April 2026

 Jess WILSON (Kew – Leader of the Opposition) (10:21): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Premier, who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it the most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 John LISTER (Werribee) (10:21): I move, by leave:

That this house notes John Howard had the strength to put Pauline Hanson last while the Leader of the Opposition is too powerless to even say Pauline Hanson is wrong.

Leave refused.

 Tim READ (Brunswick) (10:21): I move, by leave:

That this house notes that Victoria’s public school staff are among the lowest paid in the nation and are being driven out of the profession by unsustainable workloads and chronic understaffing and that a recent survey showed that only about a third plan to keep working in public schools and that last week more than 35,000 teachers and support staff walked off the job and rallied on the steps of this Parliament, a rebuke of the Allan Labor government’s refusal to make a fair pay offer.

Leave refused.

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (10:22): I move, by leave:

That this house:

(1)    condemns the Leader of the Opposition for showing less courage in standing up to Pauline Hanson than former Liberal leaders, who publicly rejected her politics; and

(2)    calls out the opposition leader for overseeing a shambolic preselection process within her own party, highlighting that she is not fit to lead the Liberals and not fit to run the state.

Leave refused.

 Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (10:22): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Ripon for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (10:23): I move, by leave:

That this house notes even Liberal leaders of the past had the backbone to call out Pauline Hanson and condemns the Leader of the Opposition for continuing to remain silent on One Nation, racist rhetoric and reckless economic policy.

Leave refused.

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (10:23): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Niddrie for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses need it the most and now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (10:23): I move, by leave:

That this house notes John Howard drew a line against Pauline Hanson and condemns the Leader of the Opposition for failing a basic leadership test by refusing to do the same.

Leave refused.

 Brad BATTIN (Berwick) (10:23): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Narre Warren South for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol prices for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Michaela SETTLE (Eureka) (10:24): I move, by leave:

That this house notes Malcolm Turnbull publicly rebuked Pauline Hanson and condemns the Leader of the Opposition for lacking the conviction to show the same leadership.

Leave refused.

 Bridget VALLENCE (Evelyn) (10:24): I move, by leave:

This house condemns the member for Monbulk for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in the fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (10:24): I move, by leave:

That this house notes Peter Dutton was prepared to reject Pauline Hanson’s inflammatory comments and condemns the Leader of the Opposition for being too weak to follow even that example.

Leave refused.

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (10:25): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for South Barwon for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Meng Heang TAK (Clarinda) (10:25): I move, by leave:

That this house notes that the Liberal Party has fallen from John Howard rejecting Pauline Hanson to the Leader of the Opposition refusing to condemn her, revealing how far the modern Liberals have sunk.

Leave refused.

 Cindy McLEISH (Eildon) (10:25): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Yan Yean for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Eden FOSTER (Mulgrave) (10:26): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Leader of the Opposition for her cowardly refusal to call out Pauline Hanson and One Nation and notes that silence in the face of extremism is complicity.

Leave refused.

 Nicole WERNER (Warrandyte) (10:26): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Melton for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Paul HAMER (Box Hill) (10:26): I move, by leave:

That this house calls on the Leader of the Opposition to choose: stand with past Liberal leaders who rejected Pauline Hanson or stand with Pauline Hanson herself.

Leave refused.

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (10:27): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Bellarine for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses need it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol to Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Chris COUZENS (Geelong) (10:27): I move, by leave:

That this house notes formal Liberal leaders found the moral authority to reject Pauline Hanson and condemns the current Leader of the Opposition for her glaring lack of principle.

Leave refused.

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (10:27): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Premier for reflecting upon the service record of former Victorian police persons.

Leave refused.

 John MULLAHY (Glen Waverley) (10:27): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Leader of the Opposition as too weak to lead her party if she cannot even bring herself to denounce Pauline Hanson and One Nation.

Leave refused.

 Martin CAMERON (Morwell) (10:27): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Eureka for backing the Premier, who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (10:28): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Wendouree for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper fuel for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (10:28): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Werribee for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.

 Matthew GUY (Bulleen) (10:29): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Sunbury for backing a Premier who failed to fight for a reduction in fuel excise when Victorian families and businesses needed it most and who now wants to hoard GST rather than deliver cheaper petrol for Victorians.

Leave refused.