Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

You are the father of the house and we respect every word that you utter in this chamber. But back in 1996—while we are on the conversation of National Party held seats—there were some 18 National Party members in the House of Representatives and maybe five senators. The latest count was about nine National Party members in the House of Representatives and four senators. So I did struggle to see why we were going through a matter of public importance talking about the by-election for the seat of Lyne on Saturday. But I would like to get back to the matter of public importance.