Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Standing orders make it perfectly clear what questions can be about. We have always been reasonably generous in this House about the extent of questions and the reach that the parameters can be, but this is such a hypothetical question. Sometimes it might well be relevant to meet with people that you know personally; sometimes it may not be. How on earth can the foreign minister answer that question—'What is usual or not usual?' The opposition need to really tighten up their questioning if they expect to receive an answer in this place.

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