Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Oxley. I believe that that question—

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr McGauran interjecting

Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Ripoll interjecting

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was responding to the minister.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

If the member for Oxley does not wish me to respond, I will not.