She acknowledged that parliaments were often scenes of strong language but Wednesday's incident was "a step too far".
I perfectly admit that parliaments should be able to authorise the engagements demanded of countries both in the budgetary union and banking union.
It is thus more important than ever in Australia's democratic system that parliaments meet their obligations as a check on executive government.
Philip Morris had no filters and its management thought that Parliaments might prove useful, particularly if health concerns with cigarette smoke were to intensify.
He said that parliaments could make generating resources for a long-term commitment even more difficult if PermReps used the NIE assessment to imply we have little control over many regional and systemic factors causing instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
As African parliamentarians, we are also faced with an additional challenge, which is to be recognised as a key agent for change by some donors and international organisations, despite the important scrutiny function that parliaments perform.
