Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

On the point of order—as I understand it, Senator McKenzie made a point of order—I'd make this point: a point of order is not a debating point. Senator McKenzie is at the moment—

Well, you know, that's life! That's life. We have our roles in this democracy, don't we! We all understand them. Senator McKenzie—

An opposition senator interjecting—

Would you like to take a point of order, then maybe I can have mine? Thank you, I'd appreciate that. Senator McKenzie is engaging in debating points. Now, she's entitled to those points. There's an opportunity for her after this to do so. But it is not a point of order on relevance to tell the minister that, because he's given a different date, in his response to the question, to the one she's identified, that somehow is not relevant.