Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, on the point of order, the Prime Minister was reading a direct quote given by the Leader of the Opposition. It may be inconvenient for him to hear those words, but it was a direct quote. It is not within the spirit of standing order 68, which says, as the Manager of Opposition Business pointed out:

If a Member has given a personal explanation to correct a misrepresentation and another Member subsequently repeats …

But this is not a representation; this is a direct quote of a comment from the Leader of the Opposition. The Prime Minister is entirely—

Honourable members interj ecting—

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