Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I'm going to deal with this. Under the standing orders, as the Leader of the Opposition well knows, I am not able to direct any minister, including the Prime Minister, with a 'yes or no' answer or with a fact or a figure, which I can appreciate members opposite would like from time to time. The Prime Minister was, as I said, reading a quote regarding this issue. If he was talking about another quote or another topic—but, given that he is in the middle of a quote, he couldn't be more directly relevant to the question. The Leader of the Opposition has raised his point of order. I've shown him respect. I'm asking him to show the chair respect as well. I give the call to the Prime Minister.

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