THE government is trying to force Labor to apologise to Speaker Bronwyn Bishop after unearthing a 14-year-old report of a Labor member holding a party fundraiser in the Speaker's dining room.
Leader of the House Christopher Pyne moved a motion to force his opposition counterpart, Tony Burke, to apologise to Mrs Bishop for saying her reported use of her suite for a budget-night fundraiser was unprecedented.
He said the Australian Financial Review reported in 2000 a story of Hawke government speaker Leo McCleay holding a fundraiser in the suite.
Mr Burke responded that it was a "silly childish game" from Mr Pyne and the government had not handed over any evidence to support its claims.
The move came after a question time where Mrs Bishop rose to defend her impartiality - and then promptly booted a Liberal MP from the chamber for the very first time.
She said the Australian practice of the "so-called independent speakership" differs from the United Kingdom in that speakers here change when the government does.
"This provides a speaker who is politically affiliated but who is required to be impartial in the chair," she told parliament to laughter from opposition MPs.
She's come under fresh fire from the opposition this week over reports a Liberal Party fundraiser was held in the Speaker's suite on budget night.
One of Labor's chief grievances has been that the hardy Liberal Party warrior contributes to debate from the chair.
Mrs Bishop also said that in House of Representatives practice it was unusual for speakers to participate in debate but there was no rule against it.
"I trust this provides some perspective on how I see my role as Speaker," she said.
One minute after question time began, Mrs Bishop turfed out Queensland coalition MP Ewen Jones.
That makes one coalition MP expelled and 102 from Labor.
Former Labor government speaker Anna Burke said she and her Labor predecessor Harry Jenkins never used the Speaker's office, or made it available, for party political events.
She said health minister Peter Dutton was wrong in saying that previous speakers had done just that.
"To do so would have been highly inappropriate," she told parliament.
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