Joe O'Toole (Independent)

I have asked on many occasions that Government Private Members' motions should refrain from commending and congratulating members of the Government as it is difficult for Members to look at them through a clean lens. I have never seen such a sycophantic motion in all my time in the House. It opens up new areas. I defer to my colleague, Senator Norris, because I do not know whether there is such a word as "sycophanticism" but if there is not, it should be invented to describe the motion.