Mr BRENDAN O'CONNOR (Gorton) (14:49): My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer to Holden's announcement today that it will discontinue vehicle manufacturing in Australia by the end of 2017. What does the Acting PM say to the 1,600 Holden workers in South Australia and 1,300 workers in Victoria who will lose their jobs as a result of the government's complacency and to workers in the autoindustry across Australia whose jobs, of course, are now in jeopardy? Mr Pyne: That question is entirely out of order. It makes insinuations about the thinking of the government, it is full of argument, it is hypothetical and the opposition must try to get their questions within the standing orders. Mr Burke: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order: the matters raised in that question are a direct reflection of what happened in question time yesterday. The SPEAKER: That is not a proper point of order. The question is asked by the member for Gorton. I will give him the opportunity to rephrase it. He will leave out the argumentative part of it. Mr BRENDAN O'CONNOR: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am happy to rephrase the question. I direct the question to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer to the announcement by Holden today that it will be discontinuing vehicle manufacturing in Australia by 2017. What does the Acting Prime Minister say to the 1,600 Holden workers in South Australia and the 1,300 workers in Victoria who will lose their jobs as a result of the government's inaction to deal with this very important issue?