Andrew Murray (WA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I rise on a point of order, Temporary Chairman Watson. I am one of those who do not like the ‘get out of the way’ kind of rhetoric which says that the opposition should not pursue matters of accountability. But it is an irritant, frankly, when we have a tight timetable and senators who were not present when matters were fully explored in general questions ask about those same matters. My point of order is that it is tedious repetition. From my memory, about 10 to 15 minutes were devoted to that exact question prior to this.