House debates Questions to the Speaker
Question Time
Bernie Ripoll Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations
3:09 pm
Mr Speaker, in question time today and yesterday the Minister for Health and Ageing referred to a number of issues regarding the Cambodian community, obviously to seek some political advantage or generate some cheap laughs in the House. Could you inquire and report back to the House on the cost to the taxpayer of translation of those documents into Khmer for our benefit?
David Hawker Speaker
I thank the member for Oxley. I believe that that question—
Peter McGauran Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House
Mr McGauran interjecting
Bernie Ripoll Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations
Mr Ripoll interjecting
David Hawker Speaker
Order! Does the member for Oxley wish me to respond?
Bernie Ripoll Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations
I was responding to the minister.
David Hawker Speaker
If the member for Oxley does not wish me to respond, I will not.