Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Hansard source

Page 33 of Hansard records, in fact, that on a number of occasions, both prior to the Deputy Speaker putting the motion and indeed during that division, members on this side of the House—including myself, the Manager of Opposition Business, the member for Fraser and others—all made very clear the fact that we wanted that reference withdrawn. It was not done. In fact, the manager of government business compounded the original problem by withdrawing it under the terms:

If I have offended grubs, I withdraw unconditionally.

I note these were the exact words used by the member for Lalor this morning, for which she was suspended.

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