House debates Questions without Notice

Taxation

Thursday, 14 May 2026 House of Representatives

Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House

2:10 pm

Just to the point of order that's been raised—there are two different ways words can be ruled out. They can be ruled out on the basis that they're personal reflections. I think that was the ruling you gave on Tuesday as to whether or not that turn of phrase would be a personal reflection. It would not be. There's a second concept of unparliamentary terms. The Causley ruling says that that is what this is.

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