Ms GAMBARO (Brisbane) (14:36): My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to media reports that the previous government had secret plans to cut 14,500 jobs from the Public Service over the next four years. What do these revelations mean for more than 16,000 federal Public Service employees in Queensland, including those in my electorate of Brisbane? Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, on a point of order: I refer you to page 558 of House ofReps Practice and the precedents set by previous Speakers that the member should be required to authenticate the reference in that question. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. I call the Treasurer. Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The SPEAKER: The member for Hunter does not have the call. Mr Hockey: What is going on here? The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will resume his seat and the member for Hunter will resume his seat. I have refreshed my memory with page 558. I think the member simply referred to the statements that had been made with regard to public servants. Perhaps you could reread the question. Ms GAMBARO: Madam Speaker, I was referring to media reports. Is that not in order? The SPEAKER: You have not identified any particular media report. Continue to read. Ms GAMBARO: My question is to the Treasurer— Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The SPEAKER: The member for Brisbane will resume her seat and the member for Hunter will resume his seat. The member for Hunter is concerned that if the member is including in her question citing a particular media report then she needs to authenticate that report. Ms GAMBARO: Madam Speaker, I am pleased to do so. I will rephrase the question. My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the minister to media reports in the Daily Telegraph of 19 November and in TheAustralian of 19 November, today, that the previous government had secret plans to cut 14,500 jobs from the Public Service over the next four years. What do these revelations mean for the 16,000 federal Public Service employees in Queensland, including those in my electorate of Brisbane? (Time expired) Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The SPEAKER: I call the Treasurer. The member for Hunter will his resume seat. Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The SPEAKER: I have given the call to the Treasurer, who is yet to open his mouth and speak. The Treasurer can resume his seat for one moment and we will entertain the member for Hunter. Mr Fitzgibbon: Under the precedent clearly outlined in House of Reps Practice set by previous Speakers, the member is required not only to authenticate the fact that the matter was published but also to authenticate the purported facts published in the article. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. I call the Treasurer.