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Let us be fair when analyzing this anomaly of point of order.

Many points of order by Burke and others bordered on argument and not a point of order as they were well aware.....hence the reason why in many cases they were asked to resume their seats.....they then showed more aggression by accusing her of bias because they could not get their own way.

These Labor people were doing their best to test the patience of Browyn Bishop in there constant attack on her authority....they did their best to vilify her at every opportunity....It is a wonder she did not get on her feet and accuse the opposition of being misogynists......I thought she handled the situation with grace and humor.

What is baffling to me is why they tried to move a motion of no confidence in her when they knew they did not have the numbers.....it was nothing more than a stunt to divert attention away from their refusal to scrap the carbon tax and the mining tax which has been hurting all week particularly in Western Australia....both parties in this case were looking for support in the up and coming senate election in that state in a weeks time.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/gender-injected-into-bronwyn-bishop-speaker-row/story-fn59niix-12268669746