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

Mr President, I rise on a point of order. The minister did not take a point of order. He did not object to answering the question. He merely said, 'I'm not sure that it does relate to the portfolio.' Given that the final part of the question said, 'Is the minister satisfied that, given the corruption and scandal revealed to have been engaged in by Labor politicians to whom he gave patronage, such as Messrs Obeid, Macdonald and Roozendaal, his credibility as an advocate has not been compromised in his capacity as foreign minister of honest government?' I would ask you to direct the minister to address the question.