Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, on the point of order, could I draw your attention to the fact that Senator Ian Macdonald has really highlighted the fact that the question should have been ruled out of order—not the answer. Senator Macdonald seems to be struggling this week with parliamentary process. Senator Cormann asked Minister Conroy directly about the failure to pass the bill and the impacts of that, and of course those issues were covered in his answer. If you ask the question, you are going to get the answer.