Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Members on my right and left! The Treasurer was asked about alternative policies; that does open the question up—and I agree that the manner in which these questions are answered can prompt unruly behaviour, no matter how unparliamentary that is. What I do ask of ministers is that, if they're asked about alternative policies, they have to actually refer to them, not give a political speech or a character assessment of the individuals. It's policies they've been asked about. So you'll need to stick to the policies.

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