Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I've answered that, and I've also asked the Prime Minister—given he is answering the question about whether he will apologise to Australian families, which I appreciate that members perhaps would like a yes/no answer to. But, under the standing orders, I don't have the power to compel a minister or prime minister to answer the question. I'm just going to ensure, for the remainder of the answer, that the Prime Minister is directly relevant to the question. The Prime Minister has the call.

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