Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member for Wills be further heard.

A division having been called and the bells having been rung—

Mr Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I note the issues debated prior to this division in the House. Without judging the issue, and in spite of that argument, it seems to me that the practicalities were explored in his speech. Noting your argument that—

If the member for Wills draws his speech back to the bill, I would accept that. I will call off the division. The division has been called off.

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