Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

As a precedent as to why this should be in order, when Speaker Smith was Speaker, a member referring to the then shadow Attorney-General said this:

He stands up instead for the criminal.

It was considered to be in order. The person who made that statement is now the Leader of the Opposition.

Honourable members interjecting—

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