Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, on a point of order: I am loath to raise this point. I know the career of the Minister for Defence is in free fall, but indulgence is to be granted with the general support of the opposition in matters on which we are bipartisan. You cannot come into the House whenever you feel like it and ask for indulgence on matters that are controversial and partisan.

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