Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

on indulgence, if I may—it's not in exactly the same category, but the member for Kennedy, Mr Katter, who I spoke to beforehand, has expressed that he is also staying away to facilitate a parliament that can meet with restricted numbers. I understand that the members for Mayo and Clark may have also separately corresponded and had their correspondence tabled; they are in the same position.

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