Ms CATHERINE KING (Ballarat) (14:54): My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's answers about bullying in his government. Is the Prime Minister aware of a media interview about the member for Chisholm's claims of bullying within his government where the vice-president of the Liberal Party said: 'Put up or shut up. I've said this before: women always want the spoils of victory without the fight.' Does the Prime Minister stand by his previous answers that addressing bullying within the government is the responsibility of others? The SPEAKER: The Leader of the House on a point of order. Mr Pyne: Mr Speaker, I think it is drawing a very long bow to expect that the Prime Minister is responsible for the comments of members of the party organisation, whether it's Liberal or Labor or Greens or Centre Alliance. Certainly he's responsible for his own comments and for his parliamentary team, but he's not responsible for the comments of members of the organisation and, therefore, I don't think he should be able to be asked about them. The SPEAKER: I thank the Leader of the House. The Manager of Opposition Business on the point of order? Mr Burke: Yes. To the point of order: the question to the Prime Minister opens by referring to his earlier answers. In his previous answer, the Prime Minister went directly to party organisation. It was in fact the entire way or the majority of the way that he dealt with that question. This then penetrates that exact same line of argument at the next stage and asks him again whether he stands by his previous answers. It is a direct response to how the Prime Minister answered the last question, and he answered it in order. The SPEAKER: When the first question was asked on this subject, I made it clear I thought it was really lineball whether it was in order. I'm going to make a couple of points to the Manager of Opposition Business, certainly with respect to referring to the previous answer. That does open it up somewhat. I don't think it then means that a statement from a party official can then mean that that question is in order—I really don't. We launched the 7th edition of Practice this morning, and one of the examples you'll find in there is that it's very clear that ministers, including the Prime Minister, can only be asked questions on matters for which they are responsible. The Prime Minister is not responsible for the vice-president of the Victorian division of the Liberal Party. So I don't believe it's in order. I'm prepared to hear from the Manager of Opposition Business again. Mr Burke: The question is whether the Prime Minister stands by his previous answers that addressing bullying within the government is the responsibility of others. That is the question. The question is not whether or not he agrees with the party official. The party official quote is given there for context, which, given the previous answers, is a direct follow-on from the previous question. The SPEAKER: Yes. With respect, I'm prepared to allow the question. The Prime Minister has the call.