Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (15:02): Mr President, I do not expect a ruling now, but there was an overuse of the term 'idiot' during question time applied to members of the House of Representatives, and I would invite you to have a look at the Hansard to see whether that was parliamentary and whether or not it needs to be withdrawn. Senator Conroy: It has taken nearly 30 minutes for those opposite to rise to defend Mr Hockey!