That same Tuesday night, after we'd finally got gold, on came Spandau Ballet's Gold and, while other presenters may have sat in honourable if pompous BBC silence, Gabby just shouted: "Yes!
If the honourable gentleman wants to finish his question in an orderly way, he can do so".
"If the honourable parliament speaker sees fit, we can turn over the 24 to 25 hours of recordings to you".
"So really, if the honourable member wants to go round wearing a sandwich board saying, 'Malcolm Turnbull's got a lot of money', feel free.
Since he had "said he could not see any use for UK forces anywhere…." the "serving soldier would not have a job if the honourable Gentleman ever got anywhere near power".
For reasons of professional legality, if not honourable intention, mum was unable to smack Michael against the floor mat like an unformed pizza base, so it was up to me to call on my negligible experience of martial arts and do the job for her.
"That is, of course, not what I said and if the honourable member wishes to repeat those remarks outside of this chamber, we will have a reckoning with him on the facts of this matter," Alexander said.
The day of the leak, Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek accused him of "mansplaining" when he failed to answer her question, "Can the Prime Minister confirm how much he will restore to the foreign aid program after the cabinet he was part of cut the budget by $11.3 billion?" Turnbull replied, "If the honourable member wanted to get a serious answer she should ask a serious question".
But now... speaking of dressing for the occasion, if she goes to a building site she apparently wears a hat, if on police patrol, a flak jacket - presumably if the right honourable member goes to a cabinet meeting she dresses as a clown!" He looks around as colleagues mournfully mumble their praise with the traditional creaking noises.
Mr President, honourable Members, if, if in a community of twenty-seven sthere, there is no consensus on an ethical issue - such as is the case in this instance - then the only way in which civilised people can deal with this state of affairs is with tolerance and respect, for we have to tolerate and respect the views of others.
