Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on the point of order to make the point that the question, in my view, did not actually go to the minister's responsibilities as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in this chamber and if the opposition seek to use question time to try and smear people, rather than direct questions on policy to the minister, they will get the sort of reply they are getting.