Mr BEAZLEY (3:37 PM) —I seek leave to move:

That this House censures the Prime Minister:

(1) for his involvement in, knowledge of, and ultimate responsibility for, the Government's belligerent waterfront strategy, which has been shown to have been based upon an aggressive approach involving stevedores dismissing their employees and rehiring new workers under different arrangements;

(2) for his authorisation of secret planning by the Government and certain commercial parties to give effect to the belligerent waterfront strategy;

(3) for his evasive denials of the existence of such planning; and

(4) for his culpability for the consequences of the Government's aggressive strategy which has seen, inter alia, potentially illegal actions in contravention of the Workplace Relations Act, and the potential exposure of the Commonwealth, and all taxpayers, to substantial damages.

Mr SPEAKER —Is leave granted?

Mr Reith —Mr Speaker, we are not going to grant leave. You can move your suspension, you can have two speakers and I will respond.