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

Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order again referring to House of Representatives Practice, at page 553. Under the old rules of answers being relevant, it was held that irrelevancies such as contrasting government and opposition policies should be directed by the Speaker to be out of order. Surely under the new paradigm, for want of a better word, the word ‘directly’ must have some meaning and must pertain to the answer being given. The answer, I put to you, Mr Speaker, is out of order.

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