Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I raise a point of order on the matter of direct relevance under standing orders. The question was very specific about Mr Rann’s action—his decision to drag this water basin plan through the court system. It referred not to any state opposition leader’s actions but rather to the Labor Premier of South Australia. We are more than halfway through the answer and the minister has not deigned to mention the South Australian government’s actions even once.