House debates

Thursday, 10 February 2022

Questions without Notice

Defence

3:01 pm

Photo of Mr Tony BurkeMr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to pages 516 and 517 of Practice. This House has various precedents with respect to unparliamentary language, but anything that goes to whether or not people are, in fact, guilty of treason, sedition or anything against the national security of this nation has been dealt with by speakers in the strictest terms. The Leader of the House, given that he is the Leader of the House, is meant to know this better than anyone on that side. Eyes wide open is going right there. He has made that clear. When you asked him to sit down, he kept going.

Comments

No comments