Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I might just ask the Manager of Opposition Business to resume his seat. Certainly the question contained—I shouldn't say 'the question'; the statement was longer than the question, which was right at the end. I am going to rule it in order, but I am going to make the point—and I will reflect on this with other questions—that, when a question is asked in that manner, which really is a sort of political attack accusation, and that's what it is, and the bit at the end is relevant, I'm going to allow it. But I will not be taking points of order on the Prime Minister not being relevant, because the way the question's been asked it's almost impossible for him to be not relevant. The Prime Minister has the call.

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