QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:09): I thank the member for Lyne for her question. Indeed, the comments from Anna in Croydon Park, of course, are real, because people out there are facing a difficult circumstance. The government acknowledges that.
We don't come in here and say there's not a war. We don't come in here and say there aren't issues of distribution. What we do is come in here and put forward practical plans to make a difference.
That is the responsible thing to do. That is what the then Morrison government did during the difficulties of COVID, backed by the then opposition. At a time when there are international factors that have an impact, it is the responsible thing to do to work together, as we are with industry and as we are with state and territory governments.
Indeed, the comments of those opposite, whether it be Senator Canavan, the latest Leader of the Nationals—obviously, our prices will be impacted by the world price—or whether it be the— The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will pause. The member for Lyne, on a point of order? Ms Penfold: On relevance—the question did not relate to anything that the opposition has said.
It's about what action has been taken to get fuel to his own constituents. The SPEAKER: The type of question was a question regarding a topic. The Prime Minister has addressed multiple parts of the question in terms of his answer.
He's obviously reading some comments on the topic he was asked about from the party that asked it, as well. If there is a relevant point of order regarding relevance, the Prime Minister's got to make his remarks relevant—whether he's quoting a leader or another member of the House or the Senate—to what he was asked about. At this stage he's doing that, but I'm going to listen carefully to make sure that he is.
Mr Tehan: I would like to be clear, though: just because the member is a member of the National Party— The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. That's why I followed my comments with what I said. I said, yes, if he's commenting on a leader or a member, regarding the member's party or leader, he's got to make his remarks relevant to the question that he was asked by that member.
It's a fairly commonsense thing, I would suggest. The Prime Minister in continuation, and he'll make his remarks directly relevant. Mr ALBANESE: I also refer to my previous answer, where I outlined all of the measures that the government has taken, which are all about assisting Anna from Croydon Park and assisting, indeed, constituents wherever they are around Australia.
But the idea that the context doesn't matter, that we can just wish away the impact that this is having right around the world, is of course absurd. That is what has been recognised across the board by members of the member for Lyne's own party. The member for Page said, 'I'd stress to people not necessarily to do that panic buying.' 'We obviously have reserve supplies' is what he went on to say. 'We're all hoping for an early conclusion to this conflict.' That is what the member for Page had to say, and he was right.
Mr Hogan interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Page is warned. Mr ALBANESE: One of the many former leaders of the National Party over there also said: 'The big message for every Australian is: don't panic; the supplies are there.
We all have a role to play in that—to stick to our normal daily operations and schedules and don't think that we have to always be topping up. The fuel is coming.' That was the responsible former leader once removed of the National Party. The former National Party leader twice removed said a similar thing when he said, 'People just need to calm themselves down.' This government will continue to operate in an orderly way because that's how you get things done.
(Time expired) Mr Pike interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Bowman will leave the chamber under 94(a). Interjecting 13 times in four questions is way too many times.