Liberal MP Craig Kelly and Labor's education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek have clashed in the halls of Parliament, as Ms Plibersek took Mr Kelly to task for his claims about unproven treatments for COVID-19.
In the press gallery hallways in between media interviews, Mr Kelly confronted Ms Plibersek, who told him his claims about unproven treatments for COVID-19 were dangerous.
"My mum lives in your electorate and I don't want her exposed to people who are not vaccinated because of your crazy conspiracy theories," Ms Plibersek said.
Ms Plibersek asked Mr Kelly if Prime Minister Scott Morrison agreed with him.
"The Prime Minister is 100 per cent right," Mr Kelly said.
"So Scott Morrison agrees with you?" Ms Plibersek asked.
"My Prime Minister will speak for himself," Mr Kelly replied.
Mr Kelly urged Ms Plibersek to heed the words of immunologist Robert Clancy, quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald today backing Mr Kelly's claims on hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin.
On hydroxychloroquine Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has said "there is no evidence at the moment that it has any benefit or any use in relation to the prevention or treatment of COVID-19".
After the war of words, Ms Plibersek said it was "beyond time the PM just told Craig Kelly to shut up" and labelled him a "taxpayer-funded nong".
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