Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

on indulgence—I thank the Leader of the House. This has been turned around very quickly. What this means for members is, if over the weekend we end up in a situation where you are not able to return to Canberra for next week's sitting, the video systems that you would have to access from your electorate office will be available in the House again. They will be available here and they will be available in the Federation Chamber. Obviously we don't know how many people that may or may not apply to at this point in time. I know a number of people are staying in Canberra over the weekend to avoid it. I want to thank the Leader of the House, the Speaker and all the staff. This now initiates a lot of work, and it is very much appreciated, to be able to allow people to participate in pretty difficult times.

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