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Thursday, 18 June 2009

Questions without Notice

Building the Education Revolution Program

3:15 pm

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The member for Warringah will not be rewarded in any way by being tossed out for an hour; in fact, I can now warn him, to be a trigger for a longer period. If we just get back to basics, it strikes me as ironic that having asked a question earlier on there is an objection based on the fact that it was an earlier question. But that is not why I am ruling that this is relevant. It is relating to the program under which the school that was mentioned by the member for Barker is being funded. There is nothing in precedent and Practice, in the 5th edition on page 553, that indicates that, whilst members might believe that a question should be answered in a particular way, it is answered in that way. The minister has the call.

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