Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I am using this opportunity to ask you a question in your administration capacity in this place. House of Representatives Practice, at page 146, states:

Members are entitled to expect that, even though politically affiliated, the Speaker will carry out his or her functions impartially.

Given the Prime Minister pointed out in question time your political comments on Q&A last night, was it appropriate for the Speaker to use her role in this place to go into the media to comment on issues which may come before the chair in the future?

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