QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Speaker, last week you allowed questions to be asked of the Prime Minister and the Minister for Housing about their arrangements because they contained a contemporary hook to their portfolio responsibilities. This question is similarly constructed. I also note the ruling Speaker Smith gave about these types of questions on 15 October 2015.

Questions are not permitted purely about a minister's or prime minister's private affairs. There needs to be a connection with their responsibilities. I have listened very carefully, and that connection has been made on this question.

That's exactly what this question did. We made sure that it did, because this is all about—