House debates

Thursday, 3 September 2020

Adjournment

5:41 pm

Photo of Christian PorterChristian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the House do now adjourn.

5:42 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

The fact is that this has been a pointless exercise because—

Photo of Christian PorterChristian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the motion be put.

The question is that the House do now adjourn.

I'm going to table a document that expresses how the members for Melbourne and Clark would have voted on a range of motions. That's been presented to me by the Manager of Opposition Business.

House adjourned at 17:4 7

The DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Zimmerman) took the chair at 10:08, a division having been called in the House of Representatives.