Peter McGauran Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House
3:15 pm
Documents are tabled as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings and I move:
That the House take note of the following documents:Family and Human Services—House of Representatives Standing Committee—Report—Overseas adoption in Australia: Report on the inquiry into adoption of children from overseas—Government response. Surveillance Devices Act 2004Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report on inspection of surveillance device records for the period 1 January to 30 June 2006 (Australian Crime Commission).
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Opposition Members:
Opposition members interjecting—
Peter McGauran Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House
Where are your questions? Where are your MPIs? You have a few stunts to suspend standing orders.
Peter McGauran Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House
Where are your—
David Hawker Speaker
The Deputy Leader of the House is warned! The Deputy Leader of the House has moved to take note—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House
We don’t know what he did. He’s mad.
Kevin Rudd Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and International Security
Mr Speaker, can I ask you how you could ask the member for Oxley to remove himself from the chamber, and just warn the member for Grayndler and leave that behaviour unattended to?
Julia Irwin Fowler, Australian Labor Party
There is no fairness, Mr Speaker. It is a disgrace.
David Hawker Speaker
I remind the member for Griffith that the member for Oxley was warned before I applied standing order 94(a). The Deputy Leader of the House has moved to take note, I believe.
Peter McGauran Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House
I have, Mr Speaker. I wish to apologise for the discourtesy that I have shown you and the House. Members opposite might like to follow my example.
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House
After that extraordinary performance I will observe the courtesies of the House, unlike the minister, and move:
That the debate be adjourned.
Question agreed to.
Peter McGauran Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House
3:20 pm
I present papers being petitions which are not in accordance with the standing and sessional orders of the House:
Protecting children from dangerous internet content—from the member for Warringah—22 Petitioners
Medicare—from the member for Isaacs—14 Petitioners
The Micah call to achieve the Millennium Development Goals—from the member for Gellibrand—34 Petitioners
The listing of Herceptin on the PBS—from the member for Batman—752 Petitioners
Access to Centrelink services—from the member for Gippsland—266 Petitioners
David Hicks—from the member for Berowra—31 Petitioners
Racism in Australia—from the member for Fremantle—465 Petitioners
Workplace relations legislation—from the member for Wide Bay—274 Petitioners
The need for a licensed Australian Post agency in Unanderra—from the member for Throsby—1020 Petitioners