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

We are seconds away from a message being in front of us, so, rather than be in a situation where someone starts a speech and then is unable to finish it, what I suggest we do at the moment is that I move that the debate be adjourned. Then we sit here in silence for about 40 seconds, looking at each other, then the message will arrive—that may have happened—and then we will be able to deal with things in an orderly way. I move:

That the debate be adjourned.

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