Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, today in question time the Prime Minister said he did not support the ‘Where the bloody hell are you?’ advertisements. The member for Cook attempted a little while earlier to table Sunrise

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The Leader of the House will resume his seat. What is the Manager of Opposition Business trying to establish?

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am asking a question of you, Mr Speaker.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is this about the administration of parliamentary departments or procedure?

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, it is about procedure. The member for Cook attempted to table and then to clarify statements from 24 February 2006, when the now Prime Minister said that the advertisements were great.

Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Tuckey interjecting

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for North Sydney will resume his seat. I would like to say to the member for O’Connor that, for the last hour and a half, I have listened to his running commentary on everything that has proceeded. I am tempted to arrange that he have one of the redundant soundproof barriers on the second floor above me, where he can rabbit on all he likes and it will not affect my blood pressure! But it is not my intention to answer questions about procedures. If members wish to raise points of order they can, but they cannot abuse the processes of the House to try to make points. I think that we have now had our fun. I could have brought this to a quicker end by calling for reports.