Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order on relevance. Senator Conroy was asked for a figure. He did not have it. We saw it was passed to him. All he has to do to answer the question that was asked of him is to now give us the figure. Mr President, if question time is going to be at all meaningful or relevant, ministers must attempt to answer the question, not go off on a frolic of their own.