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

Mr President, on the point of order: the minister has been answering directly relevant to the question that was asked—to the extent of what he can make out of it. Clearly, the minister is explaining that it is a decision of government. That really underpins the ridiculousness of the question asked and, of course, what they are now arguing about. This is not a point of order that has being taken. It in fact spilled into the argument about the question and, on that basis, there is no point of order. There is no point of order that is being raised by the other side. The minister continues to be relevant to the question that was asked.