Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Chairman, on the point of order. I think, frankly, that is a rather frivolous point of order. The senator is talking about an economic crisis that impacts on not just Australia but the world and the response of another head of state to the crisis. Given that this package is a response to the crisis and Australia’s economic circumstances arising from it, I would suggest that nothing could be more relevant to the committee stage of this debate, which is in its general phase at this stage, than the contribution being made by Senator Arbib.