Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, the first point to make is that this was a question about the government's policy settings. There was no reference to any individual. This was a question about the government's policy settings. The standing order that the Leader of the House refers to is one that the government flouts on numerous occasions. For example, the question asked of the Minister for Health and Aged Care after decades of cuts and neglect. Let's have a consistent approach, Mr Speaker, to the questions asked by both sides.

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