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

on indulgence—If the member seeks to move a suspension and simply have the speeches, and we don't end up dividing, then I don't think there's the same risk to the House. But, if we end up with a division, I think it will be taken by some to be a message that it is not, and I'm worried about that. We can either talk about it and come back later or, if the course of action is taken now, the other option is that we understand that we don't divide. But I think there is a risk with a division, with some of the forces in this country that none of us want to encourage. A division could potentially send a very bad message.

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