Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

There's no member of the executive present. The Assistant Minister to the Treasurer wasn't here, Mr Deputy Speaker. He was not here. Mr Deputy Speaker, I made a point of order several moments ago. There was no member of the executive present. He was outside. The House should have been shut down at that moment—at that very moment. You can't buy time to allow the member to wander back into the House. You were not here, Assistant Minister. You were outside. Everybody saw it. You were not present. You wandered away.

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