Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Seniors) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I refer you to page 565 of the Practice, where it says that it is established practice of the House that where a minister refuses to answer a question it is usually on the basis that it deals with national security or other matters. Clearly that does not come into the failure to answer these questions. The Prime Minister should either take it on notice and supply the answer or answer the questions that have been deliberately put by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. These are questions that have in fact never been addressed by the Prime Minister, including in her press conference.

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