Paul Neville (Hinkler, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I have two short questions to you. I would ask you to reflect on your last ruling. If it is in order, on both sides of the House, to refer to the Howard government, how can it be wrong to refer to the Rudd alternative, or the Rudd opposition? I also ask: where is the stormwater from Parliament House stored? I have a number of schools in my electorate that now have underground storage tanks taking the stormwater and watering their gardens and ovals. Has this been considered here?

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Hinkler. In response to his first question, I listen carefully to the context in which such expressions or names are used and endeavour to rule according to the standing orders. I will follow up the second question he asked and get him a response.