Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Seniors
2:16 pm
Mr Speaker, I refer to the Practice and it is a requirement under the old standing orders before we changed to the new paradigm that ministers could answer in any way they wished. Under the new paradigm, Mr Speaker, we are supposed to get direct answers. The question was about, specifically, a statement made by the foreign minister and the Prime Minister. It was not about Work Choices, history or any other theme. Would you ask her to return to the subject matter and answer directly—
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