Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, the question is simply out of order. It's as simple as that. A question has to refer to ministerial responsibilities. The tag at the end—I respect you didn't hear it, but to repeat it would be to repeat an abuse. The member knows full well that he was asking that question for the purpose of getting up the nose. He was not referring to a government agency; the question is completely out of order.

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