Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | Hansard source

I am sorry, it has been a long and tiring afternoon, and we have been rather bored by the proceedings. Mr Speaker, you have quite properly over the last couple of weeks talked about the circumstances of the House and how rulings are influenced by the circumstances of the House. Given the circumstances of the House today, I put it to you that to exclude the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is a harsh measure. I would respectfully ask you to reconsider.

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