Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I want to deal with this. I like to treat everyone fairly and give everyone a fair go. Just as when it was the government's turn for a question, the leader wanted to raise the point about a statement. If I were to simply worry about who was moving suspensions, I'd never acknowledge when it was the government's time, so I have to have that flexibility of allowing that. The member for Warringah is correct. Out of respect for the leader and the deputy leader, they do get the call because of the high office that they hold. It is not right or fair for the person on this side who then wishes to have the question. We're just going to move forward now, and I give the call to the honourable member for Macnamara.

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