Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I certainly did not hear the minister—

Mr Burke interjecting—

No, I'm actually going to address the point of order. The Manager of Opposition Business can sit down for a second. I gave a very comprehensive ruling and detained the House for a long period of time. I referred to what the minister said last time, in reference to the Leader of the House's point of order, and pointed out that if the minister had said what the Leader of the House had said the way he'd constructed it—and let me be very detailed about it—around the piece of legislation before the House, that would be factually based. Indeed, the Prime Minister did that in just the last answer. I realise it's difficult territory. I am listening very carefully. But the minister's answer this time is very different to his answer last time, and it's no different from the Prime Minister's answer, and it's in accordance with my ruling. So far he has given some statistics and he is talking about legislation before the House. The Manager of Opposition Business?

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