House debates

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Questions without Notice

Special Minister of State

2:50 pm

Photo of Mark DreyfusMark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. On 19 November, the Prime Minister said:

The answer is yes, I do have confidence in Mr Brough.

Why is it that, while the Prime Minister has been away, no government member has been willing to speak in the parliament in defence of his minister? Is the Prime Minister the only member of his government to have any confidence in the Special Minister of State?

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is out of order. I call the member for Lindsay.