Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Revenue) Share this | Hansard source

With respect, Madam Deputy Speaker, if you have a look at page 500 of House of Representatives Practice, that is not true. You did not hear the interjection. The only person who can assist the House at this stage is the member for Canning, who needs to put the case that his interjection was not offensive. He has not been invited to do so. But we will accept your ruling. I am moving on to a new point of order. After you ruled, the member for Canning quite clearly—and everyone on this side of the House heard it—described the member for Adelaide as a precious little petal. As a female occupant of the chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am sure you will find that offensive. We find it offensive, and he should withdraw. As page 500 of House of Representatives Practice points out, a withdrawal does constitute an apology, and that is the appropriate move by the member for Canning in this instance.

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