Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order and that is the requirement for the minister to be directly relevant to the question. There was a very specific question asked and that was: what is the cost to the federal budget from these royalty increases in states around Australia because this government has made a promise to the big three miners to credit all state and territory royalties against their mining tax liability? It is a number. The only answer that can be directly relevant to the question is a number and, if the minister does not know it, she should take it on notice and sit down.