QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Ms WATSON-BROWN (Ryan) (14:54): My question is to the Prime Minister. According to Oxfam, over the last year 17 more billionaires have been added to Australia's billionaires list, now at 178. Do you think that this time next year there should be fewer or more Australian billionaires?

The SPEAKER: I've got some difficulties with that question, because it's asking for an opinion, and you can't ask a minister regarding their opinions. Otherwise we would be here all day, if that was the case. I just remind all members that they can't ask ministers or prime ministers for opinions, and it's not the responsibility of the PM.

So we'll have to be lenient with this one, and the Prime Minister will get some latitude in answering this question, as a result of the way it was asked.