Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Indeed, Mr Speaker, because this dissent motion goes to the heart of your performance as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. That is what a dissent motion is. It says, in House of Representatives Practice, that a motion of dissent should be moved when the Speaker has got it wrong. It is a very serious motion to move. It should not be used by someone who says, ‘The Leader of the Opposition’s had a speech, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s had a speech and I don’t want to miss out—I’m a candidate for leadership; I want to give a speech too.’ That is all we have seen here.

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