House debates

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Questions without Notice: Additional Answers

Workplace Relations

3:13 pm

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | | Hansard source

I wish to add to an answer I gave in question time with respect to the Leader of the Opposition's website—billshorten.com.au. I table the certificate from the registry portal of Whois Lookup, printed on 3 March 2014 this week, which shows that the Australian Workers Union is the registrant of billshorten.com.au.

Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order?

Photo of Mr Tony BurkeMr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | | Hansard source

Yes, Madam Speaker, there was a new standing order added at the beginning of the life of this parliament, which stated that once a personal explanation—

Photo of Mr Tony BurkeMr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | | Hansard source

had been given, if something that was false was repeated in the parliament, then it was open to the Speaker to intervene. This has not simply been repeated; it has been repeated immediately after it was established that it was false.

Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

There is no point of order.