A motion of no confidence, or censure motion, is a motion moved in the House of Commons with the wording: 'That this House has no confidence in HM Government'. Mathias Cormann Minister for Finance and the Public Service Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for Western Australia Senator the Hon. If such a motion is agreed to, and a new government with the support of a majority of MPs cannot be formed within a period of 14 calendar days, Parliament is dissolved and an early General Election is triggered. Parliamentary Censure Motion 11 February 2014 Mr SHORTEN (Maribyrnong—Leader of the Opposition) (15:08): I seek leave to move a motion of censure against the Prime Minister. The motion to censure is a main motion expressing a strong opinion of disapproval that could be debated by the assembly and adopted by a majority vote. Senate Censure Motion Senator the Hon.

The censure motion was introduced by the government’s Senate leader, Mathias Cormann. Anning called the censure motion a "blatant attack on free speech" and an "exercise in left-wing virtue signalling of the worst kind". Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during a censure motion against Independent Senator Fraser Anning (L) in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia…