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

Mr President, on the point of order: Senator Wong has indicated that the question is most likely well outside the budget portfolio that she has. Together with that, it is a question about an announcement in March by the regional development minister, Simon Crean, about a $1 billion announcement. Minister Wong also indicated that she would have a look at that. But, notwithstanding that response, Minister Wong was also directly relevant to the question by dealing with the substance of the matter—that is, the question around the $1 billion announcement. All of that means that Senator Joyce is well outside his comfort zone in asking this question and I would ask that no point of order be recorded.