Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Hansard source

I observed during question time—and I think that a number of us did—that there was a little child who started crying in the gallery. I just wanted to ask you a question about your instruction to the attendants just to ensure that we are clear that, if children begin to cry in the gallery, their parents are not asked to leave or made to feel uncomfortable about that and that if they choose to leave voluntarily they have the soundproof gallery pointed out to them because, frankly, with the level of interjection we have, particularly from the members for Sturt, Dickson and Flinders, crying children are like music to our ears.

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