Question Time descends into chaos as Tanya Plibersek trades barbs with the Opposition

Parliament descended into chaos during Question Time over the designated clearance of native vegetation for 60 renewable projects.
The question directed at the minister for environment and water prompted members of the Opposition to call for the removal of Tanya Plibersek from the chambers.
Ms Plibersek also refused to retract a “slur” which saw members of the Opposition express their outrage.

[@Poolineforeva]

Good work, Karen. Remind Australia why NOT to vote for Labor.

[@alexclarke373]

Plibersek is absolutely pathetic

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

Her husband is a heroin addict.

[@michellex-eg1fx]

What about her convicted Herion Dealer husband who holds a high paying Parliamentary position.

[@pkd6369]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh be quiet while i listen to the voice just like albo fearless weeder

[@Psittacine-pp5yd]

You cant have a Gold mine but we can bulldoze thousands of hectares of prime farmland for solar panels?😂

[@Stella-iy4zf]

And not protect our Koala population. I really dislike wind turbines a total disgrace in the environment.

[@SueNicholls-95]

Yup. She's a useless environment minister for allowing all that destruction. As for the Greens, their days of chaining themselves to trees to prevent them being chopped down ended when the Commie bastard Bandt took over!!!

[@bradpatti999]

I agree it's silly. I actually worked on a solar farm project and whilst I think they can have there place, they should be in a desert somewhere or rooftop solar. Not on farmland

[@pkd6369]

SOLAR PANELS are labors gold mine for CHINA

[@frank00135]

Tanya is a complete fool as she is not answering the question while all the time destroying our mining and development making this country poorer.

[@dawndouglas7904]

No farm is safe, no child iis safe no electricity is safe, thats labor.

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

They said that the NT election would be close, and Labor was virtually wiped out.

[@flurryX]

​@GreenLeft25now that's just so Racist

[@Berserker978]

​@GreenLeft25 They were smart enough to get rid of Labor. 😆

[@Berserker978]

​@GreenLeft25 Yeah Yeah. 😆

[@user-km9vs4qv6q]

@GreenLeft25that would have to be labor supporters

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

@GreenLeft25 were you born this stupid or did you take lessons?

[@Lucifer-c4g]

When are Labor going to lead, instead of just complaining, blaming and dividing the country by acting like anyone who doesn't support them doesn't even have rights?

[@natalieking9246]

everything is Peter Dutton's fault

[@Psittacine-pp5yd]

They don't know how to lead that's blatantly obvious now soon they will be followers.!

[@locomotion4118]

Not during Albanese’s tenure as PM, apparently.

[@adrianw7011]

They are incapable of leading, it is not part of their core socialist values.

[@SueNicholls-95]

The trouble with labor is that the combined IQ of the whole Labor party is a single digit! They're all a bunch of useless, incompetent clowns who couldn't run a pub raffle without stuffing it up!!!

[@landcruiser11rum]

Keep raising interest rates, I don’t trust the 32% of voters who let us down last time. Labor has to go.

[@stevephone4957]

I watch and listen to these proceedings in absolute 'disgust". 71 years on this beautiful "Flat Earth" and all I have seen is Politicians going from "bad to worse to disgusting". There is only a very small handful of politicians today who are decent and honest Aussie's who go above and beyond for Australia and it's people. If you had your own business you would never employ most of these people, that shows the "calibre" of Politicians today!

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

Tomb of El-lumination.

[@davefoord1259]

Calibre is big bore

[@petermcdonald-d6w]

And she thinks she's PM material. She's just a female version of Albosleazy. Can't or won't answer a simple question

[@robertlarge8185]

thats why she thinks she is 🤣

[@darrylweidenhofer]

​@@robertlarge8185 The shrill must go.

[@australiafirst520]

How proud is every one that WE pay this woman's Salary?

[@darrylweidenhofer]

@@australiafirst520 She disgusts me and I cannot believe we have fallen so low in this country and people vote for this bitch.

[@Chrisbryant-q1j]

@@petermcdonald-d6w no way in hell

[@LouSimpson-vn5wn]

She should be open for us Australians. It's our money, our country.

[@ilikevines]

They can't rezone farmland surrounding major cities for new home builds but they can free up thousands of hectares of land for wind turbines and solar panels.

[@Want0nS0up]

@GreenLeft25 so Mr Green Lefty, where are all the peasants going to live?

[@ilikevines]

@GreenLeft25 When given the option of raising your family in a single family home in the outer suburbs or attempting to raise your family in a 2 bedroom micro apartment people overwhelmingly choose the house in an inconvenient location. If you’re so concerned about the environment you should oppose further immigration putting stress on the nation’s infrastructure and land usage.

[@Inexistentruth]

Move parliament house to Alice Springs where it belongs.

[@darrylweidenhofer]

The The chief liar can be around his mates lol

[@17th_Street_Preacher]

Chamber of misinformation

[@jasminetutt7631]

And secrets 🤣

[@wyattfamily8997]

And they plan legislation against "misinformation", but have EXCLUDED themselves from it...hahahahahahah.

[@PaulWhelan-s2k]

Her first reaction was to waffle and carry on about nothing.

[@australiafirst520]

That's how they use up the allotted time to Answer.

[@scottsayers9565]

Absolute fools obviously they don't care that Aussie public are watching

[@fendermatt874]

Next federal election labor will be out

[@shadowwater1]

The other party is just as Fked Smirking liberal dogs

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

@GreenLeft25 liebor.

[@brettharrison2237]

A politician well out of her depth.

[@MrBoranup]

true and yet the standard of the labour front bench beggars belief, and yet we have to pay and tolerate such incompetence!

[@countyorga764]

​@@MrBoranupHow about the "quality" of the irrelevant, whining opposition?

[@MrBoranup]

some truth in the quality, but not irrelevant, they could be in power. Whining well that what opposition does. Albo's mantra "a better Australia" well I haven't seen it !

[@Martinoconnor-du6lc]

@@countyorga764 how about the quality of your dumb comments? beta liebor rent boy.

[@ronniexx9743]

Question time is a total waste circus, and a waste of time. Sickening watching these fools like Plibersek, avoid simple questions. !

[@jamesgreig5168]

It is such a disgrace. It raises my blood pressure every time I see educated adults in positions of high responsibility behave so poorly. Pathetic!!

[@hans2020]

She knows nothing about her portfolio.

[@blownvalleygaskets]

Albanese doesn't really look like the leader of a country. He just doesn't!

[@malcolmhector2641]

This shouldn't be called question time , more like a farcical waist of taxpayers money , paid to a bunch of BOGANS .what did it the question establish , absolutely nothing .

[@flurryX]

​@GreenLeft25 again you're trolling if that's your biggest issue !!!

[@Berserker978]

​@GreenLeft25 Typos Remember.

[@Berserker978]

​@GreenLeft25 Assumption Coupled with FRP.

[@kerryevans2038]

Too true and they get paid a lot of money for their lack of real effort.Specially labor who never give an answer to anything.Very disrespectful to each other.

[@russellbogg5270]

What a high cost Australians have to pay to host these clowns in this political circus. Why are there no capable polititions anymore who actually work for the people who pay them .

[@dale7238]

What a lot of fools we have in charge of our country

[@GregMoylan-pn6sr]

Well & truly time for Pliberchook to retire. Now a spent force.

[@Berserker978]

Do they not have a Naughty Corner for these Children. 😆

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

Yes it is called 94A.

[@St.Thomas-er9iu]

Australia needs an exorcism of government... St.Thomas

[@ivansultanoff6719]

The only vegettion to clear =Tanya and cronies=less carbon

[@spinem4u]

That’s the whole point he is supposed to be unbiased and neutral

[@jamesgreig5168]

Tanya has set a new low for rudeness, condescending behaviour and abuse of our parliamentary system. I was so enraged and disgusted by her stupidity in avoiding to answer such a simple and straight forward question. Albanese is in charge of these whackos. Ultimately, he needs to not only be ousted as the worst PM ever, but he Tanya, Bowen, Burke and Watts deserved to lose their seats and be kicked out of parliament.

[@locomotion4118]

Plibersek nearly choked on that withdrawal. Time for the political scrapheap for her!

[@raymondgarland3858]

As usual can not answer the question. Clueless!

[@anthonymoore7586]

ALP has just got to go ,,, just ridiculous

[@kellyco4139]

Go home Tanya you’ve lost your way and lie like your fellow politicians

[@andrewferguson887]

She wouldn't know thats why, pretty simple question and you never get an answer from most of these polys, pathetic is our parliament.

[@Want0nS0up]

Serves Australians right for being so reckless with their votes.

[@georgeeldridge3487]

PLEASE do not include me.

[@fishmut]

You obviously don’t have a clue about Australians and how the voting system works .

[@conservativeview7233]

And yet another joke of a minister

[@countyorga764]

Your irrelevant boyfriend Littletobeproudof, another braindead nasho dropkick.

[@Swooper175]

I actually wanted to know the response to that question. If you don't know, take the question on notice.

[@jamesgreig5168]

Thousands upon thousands of hectares. Perhaps millions. That's why she refused to answer. Having done some checking the figures are frightening. Between 57 million and 181 million hectares.

[@alfredmihajlovic9022]

​@@jamesgreig5168 BS. Show receipts

[@GregMoylan-pn6sr]

Who pays these kiddies?

[@MichaelIrwin-j3m]

We do buddy .

[@zaniwhite]

hip hop record Plibersek "Ar hum Ar" wicked old witch

[@georgepearson5849]

What a complete embarrassment this mob are. Both sides. Why can't we get some honest people to represent all of us? I am sick and tired of this mob lording it over us when more than a few should be in jail.

[@shadowwater1]

Middle class are distracted by the Government funded Footy. Sponsored by these grubs.

[@JohnLoogleman]

They laugh in our faces

[@Rod-rx4go]

All labour members are not capable of simply answering a straight forward question

[@Sharon-y1j8y]

This woman is a menace and dangerous...

[@martinloke1455]

Ducking the questions as usual.

[@stevenhamilton9790]

Renewables are an infrastructure that needs replacing regularly at enormous costs, can labour tell us they are the cheapest reliable energy? Yes we can tell everyone lies with no accountability!

[@Z9Z291]

Answer the F***** question! FFS

[@Ernst12]

It is disgusting that whenever an LNP minister raises a question to the Labor government, the responsible Labor minister has not idea whatsoever on how to answer the question simply because they haven't done their homework and they just don't know. Instead they launch an attack on the LNP instead of telling the Australian voters what they need to know. This Labor government has been in power for 2 years and they still don't know what they are doing and they are still launching attacks on what the LNP did years ago. How pathetic!

[@lindahunter1969]

Absolute disgrace 😔 and waste top down drainage

[@chairmandan1794]

Dorothy, can't stop smiling. It's not a laughing matter, the first to be kicked out of Queensland will be Boy Wonder, followed by Dorothy, Mr Wong and their cronies at a Federal level.

[@alistairdancepmm]

useless asking the speaker, he is a muppet

[@jimdavid7710]

Labor is now an absolute disgrace

[@zzzzoogal9634]

What an absolute waste of money all these projects. Australia should be leading the future with thorium reactors. Cheap safe clean.

[@peternut358]

The sooner Labor are Voted out the better. Listening to Plibersek 🤮

[@juliedobson3039]

While the average Australian is out there working hard to make ends meet…….this disappointing group of adults are supposedly the shining beacons of knowledge and caretakers of our country….how depressing 😢

[@tonybloomfield5635]

We are living in clown world

[@peter12488]

Lurch make her answer the question

[@Septembergirl70]

SO THEY ARE GETTING RID OF TREES TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT??? IS THAT LIKE GETTING RID OF WATER TO HELP A DROUGHT???

[@jonh9561]

Don't underestimate the amount of permanent clearing of trees and other vegetation for these 'green' power schemes .......... it's horrendous.

[@euniceioannidis6044]

Why doesn't she know... none of these labour mp's know and do not give answers

[@rickhull4535]

Look at Albo giggling like a schoolboy

[@craig9007]

Typical of Labour. “I respect to you I’ll withdraw” no respect given to the member originally slurred

[@locomotion4118]

A simple “I don’t know, I’ll take it on notice,” would have sufficed. Labor ministers in general don’t seem to be big on detail, and every response is an attempt to throw the issue back on the opposition.

[@64fargo]

your not helping Australians Tanya - Id like to know how much land is being cleared - your wasting my time. Answer the question!

[@marygee3209]

What a house full of entitled, childish Charlatans.

[@debbiefisher2921]

Are these peopl for real they are behaving like kids in a school yard they are dealing with peoples lives and lively hoods and they are behaving like clowns while getting paid a lot of money god help us

[@KF-bj3ce]

Tanya Plibersek should know this, or should be able to give an answer after consulting her department. It would be a known fact on the design of each project of how much land needs to be allocated. In regards to her answer regarding projects under the previous government this is not relevant as Labor could have asked the same questions and could have expect a factual answer. I positively dislike such miserable behavior on giving no answers or being devious about it. Tanya Plibersek, although the elected member and Minister has no regard for honesty and accountability. She displays bad behavior and answers to this question is misinformation and mudding the waters. She has no respect to us the Voters who put her in this position of power and trust and no respect for Tanya Plibersek as a Minister. What will it take for Labor to be a better government?

[@GavinMoor-k7f]

Labor is absolutely hopeless. I wanted to know how much land is being cleared and she couldn’t answer it.

[@TrevorProctor]

Plebo thinks it’s a joke . Labour’s the joke

[@greghunter5703]

One of the biggest drop kicks in parliament

[@Peter-p5u8t]

Tinkerbell Plibberseck at her best 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@garrysecuramot]

I'm an average Aussie and I'm really pissed off we have this parliamentary question time, and in most cases, questions are never answered. Mostly the only questions that are answered, is when their own people give prearranged questions, so they can give prepared answers to promote some new legislation they want to promote.

[@craigsmith8179]

I have no respect for these people.. They act like children.. If this is the way a board acted in any business they would be sacked.

[@Rod-rx4go]

Marles looks like a ping pong ball crown nodding his head with his mouth open, Pethetic

[@MichaelIrwin-j3m]

Albanese thinks it's a joke

[@philliplipple1799]

Answer the question.

[@matttcoburn]

I wouldn't want to be stranded on a deserted island with Plibersek, she would slime her way to rescue at everyone else's expense.

[@soarersan1]

Great job Speaker !!

[@malwalker4437]

An we pay there bloody wages, bloody pathetic.

[@raykinit4701]

How much did that childish crap cost the taxpayer? ME and I still and no one else knows how much land has to be cleared. Millions of dollars would have been spent on feasibility studies and environmental studies. What's the figure? It is surely written down somewhere why the silly games that I am working hard to pay for? Disgusted! Ray.

[@ferencmantfeld483]

Question: what is the ideal time to go from A to B? Plibersek: we always cross when the the light is green and since the question was about time, let me remind everyone about a time I felt bullied and disrespected

[@shaynechandler7578]

For once in my lifetime would like to see a politician answer a question, even if it’s simply yes or no.

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

Labor is very good on some things, like helping the vulnerable, and giving the country away to indigenous causes...

[@leemanson1964]

Tis best to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubts

[@tlb2970]

What a clown show plibersek 🤡

[@harrycopeland8322]

If Labor was honest and transparent there would be no need for this sort of carrying on. If she can’t win with straight answers there must be something to hide. What’s going to happen to the country during the rest of this term of government? It’s frightening

[@lindsaysinclair8858]

What a circus 🎪

[@euniceioannidis6044]

She doesn't know

[@jamesgreig5168]

BTW Plibersak's answer should have been somewhere between 57 million and 181 million hectares. No wonder she refused to answer.

[@alfredmihajlovic9022]

@@jamesgreig5168 57 and 181 million hectares. 124 million hectares differance. Receipts please

[@alfredmihajlovic9022]

@@jamesgreig5168 181 million is 124 million more than 57 million hectares. A typically nonsensical variable. BTW

[@michael4402]

I use to work in rare occasions in child care centres- to think that out politicians could have come straight from child care with their attitudes, comments, lies and no care for consequences

[@robdowsing3361]

So no real business planning Tanya and Parliament is falling into the blame game and snide comments about each other

[@stephenhodge3638]

Labor are so disconnected from reality.

[@trevorwilliams7571]

So none of these renewable energy projects have been subject to any indigenous heritage areas very strange you can get all this land without 1 single issue

[@BelloBudo007]

Wondering just why Albo, even as slow as he is to read the room, does not get rid of this woman. She can't be good for him or his party.

[@user-zb3bc3ou1e]

This parliament is pathetic

[@peternicholson1700]

It takes considerable land clearing is the only almost an answer she gave. They don't care at all. To think she wants to be P.M.

[@8101nevermind]

Avoid the question always.

[@4grrrl]

Pathetic children dodging facts. - how much are they paid to obfuscate?

[@alistairgrant9705]

I thought Tania was going to be a better politician but she just looks and sounds like another Labor fool

[@evelynmcmenamin4330]

Resign

[@fishmut]

We can fix this next election Ozzie’s , we vote labour out , they have proven their worthlessness time and time again , please people don’t t vote for those other party’s that will support labour , we don’t want them in again , this woman is further proof labour just couldn’t care less , disgraceful at the highest level .