Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

Order, Senator Kitching. You're now stretching a bit further beyond a point of direct relevance. The question contained a number of terms, and, with respect, the minister is allowed to not specifically answer the question you would prefer—which is, 'Will the minister apologise?'—and is entitled to be directly relevant to the other terms used in the question. I think the minister is, in this case, being directly relevant to the other parts of the question.