A technical hitch in the new electronic voting system in the House of Representatives this evening saw the House return to the old system where the names of all MPs were called out by the Clark of the House.

The issue cropped up just before the vote on the estimates of the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC).

The estimates were approved.

The electronic voting system was introduced earlier this year.

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