Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

Sorry, Senator Colbeck—

Senator Wong interjecting—

Senator Wong, with respect, I do grant people some latitude to introduce their point of order before I call them. I was going to ask the minister to come to a point of order. The minute you started saying it was a selective quote, Minister—that is not a point of order. But if you wish to raise a point of order on direct relevance, I'm happy to hear it. Or, there's a time to debate or answer the question. On the point of order, Senator Watt, I'm not going to rule halfway through the first sentence that a minister is not being directly relevant to an answer. The question did contain an extensive quote from the minister. He is allowed to put that quote in context and address the substance of that quotation as well. Senator Colbeck.