Dr CHALMERS (Rankin—Treasurer) (14:39): Thanks to the member for understanding what the PM has said on a number of occasions. This is First Nations people reaching out their hands to us, and we shouldn't slap their hands away. This is a gracious and generous invitation and it's a generational opportunity. This is our chance to bring together our principles and our pragmatism and do something that we can be genuinely proud of. The Voice is about constitutional recognition, it's about listening and it's about getting better outcomes for the first of us in a way that could lift all of us up. It's about doing things differently and doing things better in our economy and in our society, and getting better value for money as we try and close the gap. That's what the Voice is about. It's not about the lies and the misinformation which we have seen peddled by parts of the 'no' campaign. The Leader of the Opposition has not distanced himself from that misinformation; he has embraced it. In this campaign of misinformation and mistruths the opposition leader is the chief propagandist. We saw that yesterday. The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order. Mr Fletcher: It's a very similar point of order to the one that was necessary because of the answer from the Attorney-General. You ruled rightly there. The Treasurer, too, should be reminded of standing order 90 and should be counselled against drawing imputations against other members in this House. The SPEAKER: I listened to both questions, and there is a slight difference in this question because it did say to discuss the alternative proposals. I'm just assuming that's where the Treasurer is headed. I remind all members of that standing order and the language that they use to show respect for one another in the chamber. I give him the call. Dr CHALMERS: We saw misinformation in the way that the Leader of the Opposition tried to verbal Minister Burney yesterday in this place. Minister Burney is a person of authority, character and grace who wants nothing more and nothing less than better outcomes for people in this country. Mr Hamilton: You didn't distance yourself from Marcia. The SPEAKER: The member for Groom. Dr CHALMERS: The Leader of the Opposition has taken the weirdest whispers from the furthest fringes of social media, legitimised them and amplified them here in the people's house of the parliament. He has seen this from the very beginning not as a chance for unity— Mr Hogan interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Page. Dr CHALMERS: but as an excuse to practise the usual nasty, negative, angry, dishonest and divisive politics. That's why his policy is for two referendums, not one. The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will pause. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order. Mr Fletcher: Since you reminded the Treasurer of standing order 90, he has spent the next part of his answer continuing to consistently impute improper motives and he should not be doing it. It is unparliamentary. There are a number of things he's said there which, frankly, he should be withdrawing. Mr Jones interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Assistant Treasurer is not helping. Please cease interjecting. The Leader of the House on a point of order. Mr Burke: I have two things. On direct relevance, the question went to the consequences of alternatives, which is exactly what the Treasurer is now doing. Secondly, it would be extraordinary if accusing someone of divisiveness was now considered beyond parliamentary debate. Something like that has never been considered the imputation of a motive. The SPEAKER: I'm going to ask the Treasurer to temper his language, but he's able to answer the question as he sees fit within the standing orders. I can't compel anyone to answer a certain way that everyone would like. Only the Treasurer or the minister can do that. He has the call. Dr CHALMERS: One of the consequences of the Leader of the Opposition's policy for two referendums, not one, is that this will drag out for as long as possible so the Leader of the Opposition can drip more poison into the well. That's how he seeks to divide and diminish this country and reap a political dividend from that. Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: I'll hear from the deputy leader, but I want to deal with this matter. Ms Ley: The House needs to absolutely insist that the Treasurer withdraw that disgraceful slur. The SPEAKER: To assist the House to get through this question time, I'm going to ask the Treasurer to withdraw that last part so we can continue. Dr CHALMERS: I withdraw. Australia can rise above the anger, the division and the dishonesty which characterise the Leader of the Opposition's approach to this referendum. Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order. Dr CHALMERS: We can get this done in one referendum and, in the process, not leave it to our kids to sort out in some kind of generational back-pass. That's the opportunity before us, and it's an opportunity that we cannot afford to waste. Govern ment members: Hear, hear. The SPEAKER: Before I call the member for Fowler, the member for Casey doesn't seem to be getting the memo. He is continually interjecting through every answer. He will leave the chamber under 94(a). If people continue the same behaviour, they will leave as well. I give the call to the honourable member for Fowler.