House debates Questions to the Speaker
Workplace Relations
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House
3:41 pm
Mr Speaker, given that the Leader of the Opposition has just taken action against a union official for using the kind of foul language that he himself regularly uses in private to journalists, would you please write to the Leader of the Opposition and get him to take some action against his frontbenchers—
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Opposition Members:
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David Hawker Speaker
Order! When a member is on his feet, he will be heard. I could not hear anything that the Leader of the House said. The Leader of the House will be heard.
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House
Mr Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has taken action against Dean Mighell.
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Opposition Members:
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Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House
Will you write to him—this is a question to you, Mr Speaker—and get him to take similar action against his frontbenchers who are deliberately disruptive—
David Hawker Speaker
I will look carefully at the question from the Leader of the House. I still had difficulty hearing it, and I will respond as appropriate.