Senate debates
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Questions without Notice
Aged Care
2:32 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) | Hansard source
On the point of order: we do assert that the minister is not being directly relevant. The question is very clearly about those—
A government senator interjecting—
Directly relevant. He is not being directly relevant. We asked about the number of people waiting for an approved package. What I would submit to you is consistent with past rulings around what 'direct relevance' means. It is not directly relevant to simply pick up a word—'package'—and talk about something entirely different.
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