Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I am endeavouring to do so, Mr Speaker, because the motivation for this amendment by our side to the motion to suspend is due to a frustration that the House is not operating sufficiently properly to ensure that a member of parliament is properly accountable for the words that they utter in a public forum. For crying out loud—if this place prohibits someone from being accountable for their words then this House is worth nothing.

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