Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister can pause for a second. I know it's the start of a new year and it's the first question time, but members won't have forgotten the number of times I've said it's important for me to hear the question and the answer. I am going to hear both. If that means ejecting people, I'll do it very freely—and bear in mind that I haven't done it for a while. We've had a bit of a break, and we're now back.

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