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

On the point of order: again all that the opposition have decided to do is take the opportunity of raising a point of order through relevance to restate the question. The minister has been answering the question and the minister can take the opportunity to explain to those opposite the 'why' part of the question. It does not mean that the minister has to answer the question in a response that you particularly want, which is either a yes or no answer. The minister has been answering the question, the minister has been directly relevant to it and the minister is entitled to continue answering that question. It should be ruled that there is no point of order.