STATEMENTS

Ms STEGGALL (Warringah) (15:16): I have been misrepresented. The SPEAKER: You may proceed. Ms STEGGALL: The Prime Minister stated: I do make this point that the most number of representations that I have had from crossbenchers in the House and in the Senate isn't about health policy.

It isn't about education policy. It isn't about housing policy. It's about their staff.

I have been misrepresented. Again, that is not correct. The largest number of representations that I have made to the Prime Minister and the government is to accelerate climate action and truth in political advertising.

The SPEAKER: It's the same principle as we allocated before. Just to be clear to the House, if a minister or someone had said 'the member for said', there would be the ability to use this standing order because it's about the person. I appreciate where the member is coming from about collective action, but the standing orders are written in a way that they're about an individual.

The Leader of the House. Mr Burke: To raise a point of order. I has now it's been said, but I do think it's just important to clarify that this standing order needs to only be used where it's of a personal nature, where the reference has been to that person individually.

Otherwise we will be here for three hours after every question time and another two hours after every MPI, where the nature of parliamentary debate tends to be collective and lots of what is said is contested. The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business. Mr Tehan: Obviously we have our differences across the chamber, but on this we are completely united.

I would just like to support what the— The SPEAKER: I thank the member. I don't want to detain the House. Just resume your seat.

We're going to do this respectfully. Members are entitled to raise, but I remind all members this standing order intersects with action regarding when members are specifically mentioned.