Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent question time today being postponed until 2.30 pm, to be followed by the usual order of business.

I should inform the House that the Manager of Opposition Business and I have had a discussion about this matter. It is the government's intention—in fact, our commitment—that question time will still go for the usual hour and 10 minutes, starting at 2.30 pm, so as not to take away any of that crucial scrutiny time for the opposition. This is being done, with the kind agreement of the opposition, because the Prime Minister is still returning from Yarralumla.

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