House debates Questions without Notice: Additional Answers
Cost of Living
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
3:33 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to add to an answer.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
I was asked a question by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition about the food prices and the latest figures, year to year, to the December quarter—
Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
That wasn't the question!
Ms Ley interjecting—
Milton Dick Speaker
Order! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Opposition are being completely disrespectful. The Prime Minister is entitled to add to the answer. We're all going to hear him in silence. The Prime Minister has the call.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
Year to year, for food and non-alcoholic beverages, the latest figures are the inflation rate is 3.0. In their last year in office, it was 5.9.
Milton Dick Speaker
Before I call the member for Groom, I will hear the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women
3:34 pm
Mr Speaker, a personal explanation with respect to that abuse—
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women
I do, just now by the Prime Minister. That was an abuse of process—
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women
I submit that that was an abuse of process by the Prime Minister. In seeking to add to an answer, he needs to refer to the question. He did not refer to the question, and the purported adding to an answer was not relevant to the question.
Milton Dick Speaker
That's not a personal misrepresentation. That's just getting up and saying something in the chamber. We can't have that. Question time is not a place where you don't like something. There are standing orders for a reason. It's a point of order, not a personal explanation.