Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Just on the point of order, Mr President—if it was a point of order, because the senator on the other side did not actually preface his remarks with what the issue was that he was taking a point of order on—you should reject it, as there is no point of order. None was raised, other than a repeat of the question. In that instance, points of order should not be used simply as a mechanism to repeat the question for emphasis or because they like the sound of their voice, quite frankly, Mr President, and you should rule that way.