Senate debates

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:57 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order. Loath as we are to interrupt the rant, the minister was asked about ANU modelling which identified that unemployed single parents, predominantly woman, would lose $54 a week as a result of the government's budget. That was the question. It is a serious question and it deserves a response. The standing orders do say: directly relevant.

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