Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Manufacturing, Senator Carr. I refer the minister to the Prime Minister's claims that her pre-Christmas reshuffle of the ministerial portfolios and responsibilities was in the national interest. Was the minister's demotion from cabinet to the outer ministry and the loss of the innovation portfolio in the national interest?

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! I need to draw to the attention of the chamber that I have inadvertently made a mistake. I did not realise that Senator Madigan had one supplementary question left. It was an error on my part. Sorry, Senator Madigan, I apologise for that.