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The Prime Minister—

Mr Burke interjecting—

I am not going to hear from the Manager of Opposition Business. As I've said, the Prime Minister, for more than two minutes now, has addressed the general topic of that, but the question was very specific about an indemnity and whether the government would provide that indemnity. The Prime Minister—

An honourable member interjecting—

Sorry? I've actually got a copy of the question because we take notes. It was a very specific question. The Prime Minister's entitled to have a preamble. He's gone well beyond the normal preamble. He needs to address himself to the specific part of the question or wind his answer up.

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