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

On the point of order, what the minister has been doing is responding to the question and being directly relevant to it. The minister may have been provoked by interjections from the other side, to which he fairly responded. The question was asked and the minister is responding directly to those matters. The question was about industrial relations and the minister is responding and also, inevitably, referring to the award modernisation program. That was clear in the answer. However, I do not invite you, Mr President, like the senator on the opposite side did, because I think that was one step too far, quite frankly. I simply request politely that you rule that there is no point of order.