Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Order! Before calling the member for New England, I am reliably informed that yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the election of the member for New England to one of those smaller parliaments in Australia, the New South Wales parliament. He has had 20 years of service in both the state and the federal parliament, and I think that that length of service should be acknowledged.

Honourable members: Hear, hear!

That is not the reason he is getting the call! He is the only one standing.

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