Member for Chisholm

The majority voted against a motion to suspend the usual parliamentary rules - known as standing orders - to let a vote happen. It was moved by Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus (Labor).

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Isaacs from moving the following motion immediately—

That the House:

(1) notes there are obligations for statements made by Members to the House which do not extend to statements released outside the House; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Member for Chisholm to make a statement in the House at any time before 2 pm, for a time not exceeding 20 minutes, which responds to:

(a) widespread reports in the media about the Member this week;

(b) discrepancies in the Member's public statements this week; and

(c) questions which have been raised concerning her fitness to be a Member of the Australian Parliament.