Leak hits parliament in the middle of question time
An attendant looks up as he tries to clean up water from a leak in the roof of the the House of Representatives during Question Time at Parliament House. (AAP) AAP
Damaging leaks are the bread and butter of political reporting.
But a leak of a different kind has got parliament aflutter.
A thunderstorm over Canberra has exposed a leak in the ceiling of the House of Representatives chamber.
Speaker Bronwyn Bishop ordered a bucket and mop.
"I notice that our roof is leaking," she said.
"I realise leaking is a common problem for political parties. We may need a bucket."
Treasurer Joe Hockey used it to attack Labor, saying it exposed the dire state of infrastructure left by the previous government.
The incident came just after Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce declared his support for more dams.
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