Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. I did allow the last question. I said it was line-ball. Many speakers would have ruled it out of order. The Prime Minister is responsible for his ministry. The Prime Minister is not responsible for other members of parliament, those who are not part of the executive, and I am not going to rule this question in order. The Prime Minister has answered the previous question—I allowed that—but I am not going to rule this question in order. I think it would lead to a whole range of questions of a fishing expedition on 150 members of the House of Representatives. That is my ruling.

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