Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Members on both sides! Just before I call the member for Hotham, for the sake of all—

Mr Pyne interjecting—

The Leader of the House. I'm going to make the point to the Treasurer and to all members of the House about using unparliamentary language. You can't use a quote to bring unparliamentary language into the House. And I am going to make that point—that was undesirable language. Otherwise, the logical conclusion is that you could find a quote from outside the House that says almost anything. You cannot get around unparliamentary language, and I'm going to make that point as clearly as I can—

Government members interjecting—

Members on my right. If the member for Barker and others can at least allow me to finish the ruling. I make the point that I won't allow that again. I'll take action. The member for Hotham has the call.

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