Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I said, Senator Faulkner makes a very good point. We do not want to be holding up the chamber with spurious points when people use a combination of referring to notes and speaking extemporaneously. The issue here, though, is that this is one of the most egregious examples I have seen in 12 years in this place of somebody reading verbatim every day in relation to every question. On that basis, you should call him to order, Mr President.