Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. Is the Treasurer now guaranteeing that in the midyear economic update the government will release six years of growth forecast from 2011?

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the shadow Treasurer for his question. Having stuffed up with his first conspiracy theory—which was that the G20 is a cabal of leftists—he now has a new one. Wait for it—it is a conspiracy that we are going to bring out MYEFO and update our forecasts. No wonder they call him Sloppy Joe!

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Before calling the member for O’Connor, has the Treasurer completed his answer? In the hubbub, I have not heard what is being asked by interjection to be withdrawn. But, if it was something that had been used before, it would simply be my request that the Treasurer withdraw it. If it is something else, I have a bit of a problem.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Hockey interjecting

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for North Sydney is not assisting by doing it by interjection. As I said, nobody has actually approached the dispatch box about it but I said that, if it was the term that I have asked to be withdrawn in the past, I have asked the Treasurer to withdraw.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I withdraw.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! I simply say again that by interjection I have all sorts of advice given to me.

Michael Johnson (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Johnson interjecting

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Ryan knows that he cannot interject from out of his place. The member for O’Connor is the only person who is addressing the standing orders directly at the moment. The serial offence of using unparliamentary expressions has been something that has taxed occupants of this chair over several parliaments and I am being consistent in the way that I am handling them.

Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It is my intention now to draw your attention, again, to standing orders 88, 89, 90 and 91, relating to disorder, the use of certain names, offensive words, reflections on members and disorderly conduct. Such activity as occurred during the last two questions is no excuse for not knowing the answer to sensible questions asked on behalf of the Australian taxpayer.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I note the submission to me by the member for O’Connor.