Labor accuses Bronwyn Bishop of being 'most biased Speaker' in history

[Matilda]

Accusations of bias, incompetence and inconsistency were levelled at Ms Bishop by manager of opposition business, Tony Burke, who launched his strongest attack yet on the Speaker in Parliament's question time on Thursday.

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Addressing the Speaker, Mr Burke said: "As of the action that you took today, 98 people have now been thrown out of the House by you. Every one of them from the opposition. Ninety-eight-love. No Speaker in the history of federation has a record like that."

"Everyone in Australia knows bias when they see it," Mr Burke added. "You were effective as a warrior for the Liberal Party, but that is not the job you chose to take on.

"And yet in the Speaker's chair you have continued to act as though enjoying the victory for your own side is your job.
"The Parliament deserves more than that and the Parliament cannot have confidence in a Speaker who refuses to be impartial."

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/labor-accuses-bronwyn-bishop-of-being-most-biased-speaker-in-history-20140327-35krk.html

And in a stunning example of hypocrisy, Manager of Government Business, Christopher (Prissy) Pyne spoke of his own admirable behaviour when repeatedly forced to leave the chamber under previous speakers, a claim belied by this photograph taken during the previous parliament, when he was ejected by Speaker Anna Burke:


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(The words on the photo come from a Twitter post, but I heartily endorse them!)

Dame Matilda

[Matilda]

1. Prissy Pyne gives orders to Speaker.

This video clearly shows Pyne signalling Bronnie to stand, meaning that all activity must cease - cutting short the prolonged applause for Bill Shorten's Budget Reply speech (which was excellent, IMO).

Does anything better illustrate her partisanship? She's supposed to give orders, not take them.