Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw. The reason why standing orders must be suspended is that the statement by the member for Dobell today is the most important matter before the House. The fact that the government moved before question time to gag debate on the member for Dobell's statement was an extraordinary act in the continuing protection racket that surrounds the member for Dobell coming from the government.

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