Bill McLoughlin16 December 2022
Australia’s leader of the opposition was corrected after calling the deputy speaker Sharon Claydon “Mr Speaker” during a debate.
On Thursday, Peter Dutton addressed the Labor MP as “Mr Speaker” 18 times during a speech.
After doing so multiple times, Ms Claydon was forced to intervene, telling the leader of the opposition: “You continue to call me ‘Mr Speaker’ and I have given it a long rein.
“You need to use my correct title.”
In response, Mr Dutton said: “It was a very valid point Madam Deputy Speaker, and I am sorry I haven’t addressed you with the correct title.”
Despite being corrected, Mr Dutton proceeded to continue making the error throughout the rest of his speech.
