House debates Constituency Statements

Middleton, Ms Heidi

Thursday, 27 February 2020 House of Representatives

Jason Falinski

Jason Falinski Mackellar, Liberal Party

10:03 am

I rise today to congratulate Heidi Middleton, business entrepreneur and breast cancer survivor. She is much admired, and truly—

Julian Hill

Julian Hill Bruce, Australian Labor Party

I seek to make an intervention under standing order 66A, to ask the member why he voted seven times yesterday to shut down the House.

Trent Zimmerman

Trent Zimmerman North Sydney, Liberal Party

Order! Does the member for Mackellar accept an intervention?

Jason Falinski

Jason Falinski Mackellar, Liberal Party

I cannot believe that the member for Bruce is interrupting a speech about a breast cancer survivor!

Trent Zimmerman

Trent Zimmerman North Sydney, Liberal Party

Sorry—it's a straight question.

Jason Falinski

Jason Falinski Mackellar, Liberal Party

How low has Labor fallen that they will do that? That they will use breast cancer, and the story of a breast cancer survivor to make a point—

Trent Zimmerman

Trent Zimmerman North Sydney, Liberal Party

Sorry—order!

Jason Falinski

Jason Falinski Mackellar, Liberal Party

They are a disgrace! An absolute disgrace!

Trent Zimmerman

Trent Zimmerman North Sydney, Liberal Party

Order! The member for Mackellar! I understand from the Clerk that an intervention isn't possible in the Federation Chamber during three-minute constituency statements.

Jason Falinski

Jason Falinski Mackellar, Liberal Party

Surprise, surprise!

Julian Hill

Julian Hill Bruce, Australian Labor Party

Then I move:

That the member no longer be heard.

Mr Falinski interjecting—

Trent Zimmerman

Trent Zimmerman North Sydney, Liberal Party

The member for Mackellar will come to order!

Question unresolved.

As the question is unresolved, in accordance with standing order 188 the question will be included in the Federation Chamber's report to the House. I call the next speaker, the member for Shortland.