Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I quote a page you are familiar with. Page 555 ofHOR Practicestates:

As is clear from the above examples, it is not in order for Ministers to be questioned on opposition policies, for which they are not responsible. The Speaker has been critical of the use of phrases at the end of questions, such as ‘are there any threats to ...’, that could be viewed as intended to allow Ministers to canvass opposition plans—

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