Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Just before I call the member for Dunkley, who is going to seek leave, for the information of the member for Macarthur and others, the situation with the Federation Chamber was made clear yesterday, both by myself and by the Manager of Opposition Business. It's quite simply the fact that we have half the number of Speaker's panel members here. Most are doing double shifts. There are a huge number of members trying to remote in—in fact more than 50. The capacity to run that simply isn't there. As a member of the Speaker's panel yourself, member for Macarthur, you know that you want to do more that simply sit in the chamber. You want to participate in the debate. I hope that clears up the confusion.

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