Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I think that the member for North Sydney is feigning the type of forgetfulness that is advantageous to him at the moment. I just wish to illustrate so we can get back on with question time, because I am sure that the people of Australia would prefer to be having question time rather than this very intense discussion about practices in the standing orders of this place. The fact is that these types of rhetorical questions have been used. Rhetorical questions suggest debate. This is something that has been addressed by this House over many, many, many parliaments. If the opposition have some problem with it, they might take this up with the procedure committee.

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