Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing in his capacity as Leader of the House. Does the Leader of the House recall his comments on 19 June 2000, when he said in respect of members of parliament:

I think the best thing we could do would be to rededicate ourselves to being kinder and gentler to each other ...

Given that last week the Leader of the House moved, and the House carried, a resolution which states:

That that snivelling grub over there be not further heard—

and that the motion is now enshrined in the Hansard, can the Leader of the House explain how he is being kinder and gentler?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I know that the member for Wills is on occasions an upright and honourable member, but I do not think he upheld his own best standards that day, and I think this baseless vendetta against an honourable man, the member for Gwydir, does the member for Wills no credit.