Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Just to the point of order, because there's no doubt this issue will arise again at other times—it has over the last 10 years. The key point is the final two words that were just read out by the deputy leader, which is about questions having been permitted on 'those statements'. The question can only be asked about the statement that has been made while the person was a minister.

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