George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition entirely accepts that a minister may build up to an answer by addressing the topic in the broad. We acknowledge that that does not breach the direct relevance principle. However, for a minister to address the question that was asked by Senator Williams by talking about another senator's disappointment at allegedly missing out on preselection for a seat cannot possibly have even a contextual bearing on the question asked.