House debates Questions to the Speaker
Questions Without Notice
Paul Fletcher Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy
3:24 pm
Mr Speaker, I have a question for you about the rules in relation to relevance. We've asked a series of very tight questions this afternoon. My question to you is: how could questions possibly be tighter? We've seen very tight questions, then the Prime Minister giving all kinds of discursive responses but not being brought back to the question.
Milton Dick Speaker
I call the Leader of the House, on a point of order.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Under Practice, questions to the Speaker at the end of question time are not meant to be re-litigating individual rulings; they're meant to be on administrative matters only.
Milton Dick Speaker
I will take the question and get back to the Manager of Opposition Business.