Senate debates

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Questions to the President

Parliamentary Language

3:02 pm

Photo of Eric AbetzEric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I do not expect a ruling now, but there was an overuse of the term 'idiot' during question time applied to members of the House of Representatives, and I would invite you to have a look at the Hansard to see whether that was parliamentary and whether or not it needs to be withdrawn.

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