House debates Questions without Notice
New South Wales: Election
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
2:04 pm
My question is to Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Is it true that the minister took time out from the task of tackling rising energy prices to hold discussions with Western Sydney mayor Frank Carbone ahead of Mr Carbone announcing he would not run as an independent candidate in the New South Wales election? Did the minister discuss any federal government funding or support with Mr Carbone?
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Government Members:
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Milton Dick Speaker
Order! Members on my right. I'll hear from the Leader of the House.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Mr Speaker, I refer you to the list of prohibited questions on page 553 of the Practicethe first dot point.
Milton Dick Speaker
I'm ruling that question out of order. I give the call to the member for Macnamara.