Milton Dick (Speaker) | Hansard source

Resume your seat. Yes, the Prime Minister was asked that question. He was reading a comment from the shadow housing minister about housing prices to reinforce his point about the topic. He was—

Okay, Leader of the Opposition. We don't need your assistance at this juncture. So, the Prime Minister is using that.

An opposition member interjecting

Well, I haven't finished what I was going to say, but it's okay, everyone. I can see what's happening. If the Prime Minister is going to use any quote from industry, from the parliament, from a shadow minister or from a minister, he's got to make sure it's directly relevant. I have rulings here about previous speakers allowing comments to be made. He can't talk about opposition policy. He wasn't talking about opposition policy. He was talking about the government's policy and what the shadow minister's response was, and that is within the standing orders. There are examples where that happens. So just to make sure, if the Prime Minister is using a quote, he's got to be directly relevant to the question.

An honourable member interjecting—

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