Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Acting Deputy President, on the point of order: firstly, by long tradition in this place debates and contributions have been wide ranging and certainly far more wide ranging than Senator Feeney’s contribution today; and, secondly, it is very dangerous to raise points of order like this because, if you follow the logic of the argument on the point of order, which I would argue is not within the standing orders, there would be many speeches from both sides of the chamber that would be ruled out of order. Senator Cormann should think about what he wishes for.