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Bronwyn Bishop doesn't see funny side as Labor MPs fail to honour the system | Bronwyn Bishop doesn't see funny side as Labor MPs fail to honour the system |
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A newbie to federal parliament, Liberal Christian Porter, likened the speaker’s job being a dog walker, but with 150 dogs on leads. | A newbie to federal parliament, Liberal Christian Porter, likened the speaker’s job being a dog walker, but with 150 dogs on leads. |
Porter, a former WA treasurer, was sympathising with speaker Bronwyn Bishop after a fairly rigorous day in the chair. | Porter, a former WA treasurer, was sympathising with speaker Bronwyn Bishop after a fairly rigorous day in the chair. |
He was on the money. If there was a theme for question time, it could have been the song Who Let the Dogs Out. | He was on the money. If there was a theme for question time, it could have been the song Who Let the Dogs Out. |
It was in the context of rising pressure on Bishop, her impartiality or lack thereof, the day after Labor tabled a motion to demand greater independence and asking her to refrain from sitting in the Liberal party room. | It was in the context of rising pressure on Bishop, her impartiality or lack thereof, the day after Labor tabled a motion to demand greater independence and asking her to refrain from sitting in the Liberal party room. |
Labor was raucous and rowdy from the first question and a number of times Bishop noted that a deliberate Labor campaign of destabilisation was underway. Visibly riled at one point, Tony Abbott complained Bill Shorten was humming Rule Britannia in a nod to the prime minister’s reinstatement of knights and dames. | Labor was raucous and rowdy from the first question and a number of times Bishop noted that a deliberate Labor campaign of destabilisation was underway. Visibly riled at one point, Tony Abbott complained Bill Shorten was humming Rule Britannia in a nod to the prime minister’s reinstatement of knights and dames. |
Noted republican, communications minister Malcolm Turnbull came to Abbott's defence. In a reference to his role as head of the Australian Republican Movement in the failed referendum, Turnbull asked Shorten: “I’m a committed republican, I was there at the barricades, where were you?” | Noted republican, communications minister Malcolm Turnbull came to Abbott's defence. In a reference to his role as head of the Australian Republican Movement in the failed referendum, Turnbull asked Shorten: “I’m a committed republican, I was there at the barricades, where were you?” |
But the chamber stopped still when the former Labor speaker and member for Chisholm, Anna Burke, leapt to her feet to take issue with the speaker’s ruling. | But the chamber stopped still when the former Labor speaker and member for Chisholm, Anna Burke, leapt to her feet to take issue with the speaker’s ruling. |
Christopher Pyne had used the words “deceit” and “dishonesty” and when Labor demanded he withdraw, the speaker remarked that it was language allowed in the previous parliament. | |
“I am loathe to take this point of order and as you will know it is within the direction of the chair what is unparliamentary, besides the word lied,” Burke said. | “I am loathe to take this point of order and as you will know it is within the direction of the chair what is unparliamentary, besides the word lied,” Burke said. |
“If you want to impute my reputation in this previous place, then I think that is fairly baseless.” | “If you want to impute my reputation in this previous place, then I think that is fairly baseless.” |
Seeing the trouble his speaker was in, Pyne immediately withdrew. | Seeing the trouble his speaker was in, Pyne immediately withdrew. |
“I gave leeway to the member for Chisholm,” said Bishop in a highly conciliatory tone. “I think as a former Speaker she is entitled to have expression, particularly in this week of freedom of speech.” | “I gave leeway to the member for Chisholm,” said Bishop in a highly conciliatory tone. “I think as a former Speaker she is entitled to have expression, particularly in this week of freedom of speech.” |
Earlier, Labor member for Franklin Julie Collins was chided for laughing. | Earlier, Labor member for Franklin Julie Collins was chided for laughing. |
“We seem to have a new tactic of having an outburst of infectious laughter, which I suspect may become disorderly, and I suspect it might begin with the member for Franklin. The member for Franklin is warned,” said Bishop. | “We seem to have a new tactic of having an outburst of infectious laughter, which I suspect may become disorderly, and I suspect it might begin with the member for Franklin. The member for Franklin is warned,” said Bishop. |
“Are you ruling people out of order because they are laughing?” she was asked. | “Are you ruling people out of order because they are laughing?” she was asked. |
Collins was thrown out. As were fellow Labor members Terri Butler, Pat Conroy, Mark Dreyfus, Chris Bowen, Brendan O'Connor, Matt Thistlethwaite and Nick Champion. | Collins was thrown out. As were fellow Labor members Terri Butler, Pat Conroy, Mark Dreyfus, Chris Bowen, Brendan O'Connor, Matt Thistlethwaite and Nick Champion. |
It was that kind of day. No laughing please. | It was that kind of day. No laughing please. |
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