Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The microphone is off. The Minister for Home Affairs was asked about alternative approaches. This is probably a good opportunity to touch on this issue, as I have done previously, in relation to times. Three-minute answers are provided under the standing orders. There's no set ratio of how much a minister should—

That's not very helpful, Minister for Defence. There's no set ratio as to how much time a minister needs to provide on certain aspects of a question. Having said that, I would remind ministers that there needs to be a reasonable attempt at looking at one's own government's policies, for example. I would ask ministers to reflect on that. The Minister has the call.

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