‘Hopeless liar’: Alex Hawke unloads on the PM during question time

Описание: ‘Hopeless liar’: Alex Hawke unloads on the PM during question time

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Anthony Albanese has been slammed as “a hopeless liar” in an extraordinary face-to-face confrontation that unfolded during question time.

The war of words erupted as the Prime Minister and the opposition exchanged blows over net zero climate change targets and interest rates and Liberal Party leadership tensions.

But it was after the Treasurer Jim Chalmers accused the Opposition leader Sussan Ley of lying over interest rates that the situation erupted.

He then accused the opposition of making “egregious lies” about government spending.

“The Leader of the Opposition said completely untruthfully, dishonestly, that the Reserve Bank yesterday called out the government ‘s spending when it came to the decision that they took independently at the board level. That never happened,’’ Mr Chalmers said.

“In fact, government spending was not mentioned by the Reserve Bank Governor yesterday, it was not mentioned in the board statement.”

Under parliamentary rules it is unparliamentary to directly accuse an MP of lying, prompting the manager of government business Alex Hawke to intervene, slamming down his folder on the despatch table.

But after Mr Albanese started sledging Mr Hawke as he rose to his feet calling him “hopeless” Mr Hawke launched an extraordinary tirade.

“No, you are hopeless and a liar. Lying to the Australian people,’’ Mr Hawke said, pointing directly at the Prime Minister.

“If lying is in order... This is a liar. That is what we are debating here and I am happy to debate it.”

Ultimately, the Speaker Milton Dick required both men to withdraw their accusations of lying on the grounds it was unparliamentary.

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