Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

No. The member for North Sydney will remember questions that related to a backbench member of the last parliament. I certainly changed my attitude to questions based on what was indicated by members of that parliament, in particular members of a much smaller crossbench. As part of the separation between parliament and the executive government, I believe that some of the actions of backbenchers are their responsibility and not necessary the leader's responsibility. But the drift of questions and the drift of interest by members has been that in some way these are of interest to the leaders. As I said earlier, the questions over the last couple of weeks have been directed at the Prime Minister as the leader but within her responsibilities.

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