Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) | Hansard source

There are a number of points for why this is in order. First, the Prime Minister has made statements in this House previously on this matter, including on 14 May 2026. It's always been held by Speakers past, it's confirmed in practice and has been argued by the now Leader of the House that questions are allowed to be asked of ministers about statements they have made in this place. Secondly, as the Leader of the House knows, standing order 98(c) says questions can be asked to ministers provided they are officially connected to matters of public affairs. The question directly references a media report—actually, two media reports—which go to the Prime Minister's handling of taxation policy. Obviously, it stands to reason that there wouldn't be such a report if he wasn't the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister wants to dispute elements of the question, he can do so, but members should be entitled to raise questions about the interaction between tax policy and a minister's own arrangements, which I note also goes to the operation of the Ministerial Code of Conduct.

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