National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:33): Supplementary question arising from the answer and the fact that the Treasurer gave the answer: has the Treasurer had discussions and counselled the Minister for Human Services over her lack of empathy in the way she answered questions yesterday, and is that why she is no longer allowed to answer these sorts of questions?

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Stephens, stop getting so excited; it's distracting me. Leader of the Opposition, I am ruling that out of order, because that—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: I do not need encouragement from the government benches—was nowhere near related to the original answer. The Hon. Ms Scriven, please show the Leader of the Opposition how it is done.