Mr CLARE (Blaxland) (16:38): I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) extensive media reporting the Assistant Treasurer was involved in wide-scale branch stacking; (b) clear evidence the Assistant Treasurer saw and approved plans for electorate staff to engage in branch stacking— Mr Sukkar: I move: That the Member be no longer heard. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Mr Goodenough ): Please continue, Member for Blaxland. Mr CLARE: I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) extensive media reporting the Assistant Treasurer was involved in wide-scale branch stacking; (b) clear evidence the Assistant Treasurer saw and approved plans for electorate staff to engage in branch stacking; (c) reports the Assistant Treasurer used taxpayer money to pay one of his best friends to produce party political material soliciting donations for the Liberal Party; (d) the Assistant Treasurer's conduct breaches both paragraph 4.1 of the Prime Minister's Ministerial Standards and paragraph 2 of the Special Minister of State's Determination; (e) the Prime Minister has failed to take any action against the Assistant Treasurer, who is doing too much branch-stacking and not enough HomeBuilding; and (f) in the middle of the first recession in three decades, the Assistant Treasurer should be focussed on helping the Australian people and doing his job, not helping himself; and (2) calls on the Assistant Treasurer to attend this House and make a statement for a period not exceeding 30 minutes explaining his actions to the Australian people. Leave not granted. Mr CLARE: I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Blaxland from moving the following motion immediately— That the House: (1) notes: (a) extensive media reporting the Assistant Treasurer was involved in wide-scale branch stacking; (b) clear evidence the Assistant Treasurer saw and approved plans for electorate staff to engage in branch stacking; (c) reports the Assistant Treasurer used taxpayer money to pay one of his best friends to produce party political material soliciting donations for the Liberal Party; (d) the Assistant Treasurer's conduct breaches both paragraph 4.1 of the Prime Minister's Ministerial Standards and paragraph 2 of the Special Minister of State's Determination; (e) the Prime Minister has failed to take any action against the Assistant Treasurer, who is doing too much branch-stacking and not enough HomeBuilding; and (f) in the middle of the first recession in three decades, the Assistant Treasurer should be focussed on helping the Australian people and doing his job, not helping himself; and (2) calls on the Assistant Treasurer to attend this House and make a statement for a period not exceeding 30 minutes explaining his actions to the Australian people. He has a perfect opportunity to see if his defence stacks up—