Mr SHORTEN (Maribyrnong—Leader of the Opposition) (15:04): My question is to the Prime Minister. During this question time, on eight occasions the Prime Minister has lacked the courage to admit that he broke his promises. Enough is enough. Will this Prime Minister come to the dispatch box, look Australians in the eye and apologise for his lies? The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition will withdraw unparliamentary language. Mr SHORTEN: Every Australian knows the truth. The SPEAKER: I said the member will withdraw. Mr SHORTEN: I withdraw. The SPEAKER: So we are lacking a question; you might like to rephrase it. Mr SHORTEN: During this question time, on eight occasions this Prime Minister has lacked the courage to apologise— Mr Pyne: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. You very generously allowed the Leader of the Opposition to mount an argument that was masquerading as a question. He is now trying to do it a second time, and you have given him another chance. Either he has to ask a genuine question or you should sit him down and take the next question from this side of the House. The SPEAKER: The point I was making was I made the Leader of the Opposition withdraw the word that was totally unparliamentary, and he knew it. He has now withdrawn it, so there is no question before the chair. I said he may rephrase it; it does not mean to use the same argumentative material. Mr SHORTEN: My question is to the Prime Minister. Throughout this question time, on eight occasions the Prime Minister has had put to him what he said before the election. Will the Prime Minister now admit that he has broken his promises and apologise to the Australian people for misleading them? The SPEAKER: 'Misleading' did not help, either. There are other forms of the House. Mr SHORTEN: I am happy to get the thesaurus out. Australians know what it is: fabrications, untruths, guile. Before the election he did not say he was going to do what he did in last night's budget. Will he apologise?