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

I move:

That the question be now put.

Absolute thuggery!

Madam Deputy Speaker, I ask you to take action against the member for Warringah. You witnessed that.

I did not hear what the member said, Minister.

Mr Pyne interjecting

My time has expired, Chris.

It is my turn to speak.

No, I can at any time move that the question be put and I have done so.

Madam Deputy Speaker, on a point of order: the Leader of the House has moved a motion. His time has expired and it is now the opportunity of the opposition to respond.

Member for Sturt, you have not yet got the call.

Madam Deputy Speaker, this is jackboot government, bullying of the Leader of the Opposition.

The member for Sturt will resume his seat. The member for Sturt is warned!

Madam Deputy Speaker, on a point of order: I note that that is the second warning for the member for Sturt today and I ask that you take the appropriate action and name him.

I have warned the member for Sturt, thank you, Minister.

Are you going to take action?

No.

I move that the question be now put.

Opposition members interjecting—

The minister did have the call. I called the minister.

For the third time, I move that the question be now put.

Order! The minister is entitled to ask that the motion be put at any time and I now put the question. The question is that the question be now put.

Question put.

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