Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

That's exactly the point I was going to make. The question—and you just said it yourself—invited a yes or no answer. Practice makes it clear that you can't be compelled to give a yes or no answer. It's been well documented, and it's been well documented by me several times. So the problem—

Honourable members interjecting—

There are some short memories in terms of interjectors. A question like that leaves a lot of flexibility, because it really is asking for the government's approach. The Prime Minister has the call.

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