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

Mr President, Senator Abetz tries to make the point that the minister is not answering the question. In fact, the minister is answering the question and is being directly relevant. That the minister is not answering the question in the way the opposition wants her to answer the question is not a point of order. The minister is being directly relevant to the question being asked.