Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

During question time, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Farrer, asked me to review the response and tone of the Prime Minister in his answer to a question from the member for Capricornia. I have reviewed the footage and I can confirm the Prime Minister was answering the question from the member for Capricornia. During the answer, the Prime Minister was also directly responding to interjections from the Leader of the Opposition.

In reviewing the footage, I did not see the Prime Minister show any disrespect to the member for Capricornia. As the footage was not on the member for Capricornia for the entire response, I did not see her leave the chamber. Of the footage of the member for Capricornia that I was able to review, she appeared engaged in response to the Prime Minister.

I thank the member for Farrer for raising this matter.