Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—Mr President, during question time today Senator Sherry referred to the National Party as ‘the doormats of the Liberal Party’.

Government Senators:

Government senators interjecting—

Alan Ferguson (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

Order on my right!

Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) | Link to this | Hansard source

You won’t even be that shortly!

Alan Ferguson (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Conroy, I have called you to order.

Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

I want to ask whether under standing order 193 that is unparliamentary and, if that is the case, whether you can instruct the minister to withdraw the comment.

Alan Ferguson (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

I will look carefully at that, Senator Joyce, and I will give you a response.