Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

We're going to deal with this matter so we can move on with question time.

Government members interjecting—

Members on my right! I appreciate the concern by members of the crossbench raising this matter. It would be untenable for the Speaker to simply start deciding, or ruling in or out, what I believe is a statement of fact. I have to rely on the authenticity of all members, including members of the crossbench, with their questions—to understand the position that I'm in, to enable question time to operate effectively. We're going to move on. I appreciate the member's statement, but we're going to move on. The Minister for Climate Change and Energy has the call.

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