Page 3012 - Week 08 - Thursday, 15 August 2019
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Mrs Jones: Point of order.
MR STEEL: They will be targeting their services at languages of those particular cohorts.
MADAM SPEAKER: Minister, resume your seat; there is a point of order.
Mrs Jones: As to relevance, Madam Speaker, the question was precisely which languages. The same non-answer was given in estimates and—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Jones, I am not reflecting on what was said in estimates, but—
Mrs Jones: No, fair enough. But the point I am making is that the question about precisely which languages cannot be answered by saying a range of community groups will be consulted. Which languages?
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Jones, resume your seat. I think that goes to answering the question. Minister.
MR STEEL: The distrust of the Canberra Liberals of the community organisations that will be tendering for the service is extraordinary.
Opposition members interjecting—
MR STEEL: These are organisation that have been working with newly arrived migrants and refugees for decades in our city. They understand well the needs of these services. When they tender for those services they will be able to target the work—
Opposition members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Resume your seat, minister.
Mrs Jones: A point of order, Madam Speaker, the minister still has not been relevant to the question of which languages will be provided by the service.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Jones, you have raised that as a point of order; I have said the answer—
Mrs Jones: But it still has not been addressed. He now has 35 seconds to go.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Jones, resume your seat. The minister is referring to me. He is covering your answer because he is talking about his dialogue with the community to resolve what languages will be offered and how they will be provided.
MR STEEL: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Of course these organisations will come forward—
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