Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Order! I am not sure about the generational reference but I will check that. It will probably amuse me on the weekend. The House of Representatives Practice says that the use of props is tolerated but not encouraged—that is correct. I read a ruling from the previous Parliament into the record again yesterday—and there are several similar rulings. I also made the point that this illustrates to me that, yet again, this is something we may not be able to approach with maturity. I remind honourable members on my left that, when the member for North Sydney decided to take an action that would give his question more vibrancy, it was allowed—and at least one media agency gave him the outcome that I assume he was after.

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