Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (AlboMP) has repeatedly said he wants to “do politics differently” and lift the tone of debate in parliament. So, what will change with question time? And how does it work? | katinacurtis
The next level up is “naming” a member, which means the House votes to suspend them from the chamber for a period, usually 24 hours. This is used, for example, if an MP continues to shout while they are leaving the chamber under 94, or otherwise grossly defies a Speaker’s ruling.
“I want to see question time be able to occur without seeing significant disruption that we’ve seen. I want parliament to be able to legislate properly and I want it to function much better,” he said recently. My question is to the minister for iced delicacies. Will the minister tell the House what the government is doing to facilitate the eating of ice-cream?
“It’s supposed to be ‘questions without notice’ – they are not without notice on the government’s side, ever, and it becomes so absurd from time to time that a backbencher will stand up andAbove: Backbencher Rowan Ramsey asks the wrong question.
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