Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the previous answer concerning Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy, who is engulfed in a scandal for dining with alleged Mafia boss Tony Madafferi. Has the Prime Minister done the same, and were donations covered by the Commonwealth Electoral Act received?

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just before I call the Prime Minister—

Honourable members interjecting—

No, members will cease interjecting—I am listening very closely to these questions. No, the Leader of the House will resume his seat. I'm going to go first, if that's okay. The question went to two parts referring to the previous answer. One was whether the Prime Minister had ever dined with a certain person, and the other whether political donations had been received. On the last part, the Prime Minister has absolutely no responsibility, and that is clearly out of order—and I've ruled on that before when the member for Isaacs has asked similar questions. On the first part of the question, what the member for Isaacs needs to be able to do is relate that to the Prime Minister's responsibilities, and I think it was sufficiently general that it doesn't do that. So, on this occasion, I am going to rule the question out of order. The member for Isaacs can, if he wishes to, come back next time. I think it's best if we move to the next question now.