Mr PORTER (Pearce—Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Leader of the House) (14:09): The double negative question was: will the PM back down on something which the government has not done? No, we won't, because we haven't done it and therefore there is nothing to back down on. The question really is: why are the members for Watson and Grayndler on their motorcycles seeing who can jump the biggest shark? What is going on there? Ms Burney interjecting— The SPEAKER: Member for Barton, I wouldn't be talking about being lucky to be here. The Manager of Opposition Business on point of order? Mr Burke: It's on direct relevance. It's not open to ministers to reframe the question as they would like to have had it asked. The SPEAKER: In response I'll say that it's not open to questioners to demand they answer it in a certain way. It was a specific question, but it was a question that had at its heart an allegation. The minister answering is quite entitled to rebut an allegation in a question. Mr PORTER: We reject the allegation wholeheartedly. There they are on their motorcycles—vroom-vroom!—getting ready to jump the biggest shark they can find. Why are they both trying so hard to overreach each other? Mr Rob Mitchell interjecting— The SPEAKER: I am going to caution the member for McEwen for his interjection. It is disorderly to start comparing anyone in this House to some fictional character. I will say to the member for McEwen that it's dangerous territory for him. The Leader of the Opposition on a point of order? Mr Albanese: It goes to accuracy, because a motorbike can't jump a shark! The SPEAKER: No, there is no point of order. Mr PORTER: I will explain to the Leader of the Opposition what the phrase 'jumping the shark' means after question time. But why are they both trying to overreach each other? Why are they both trying to come out with the most absurd, ridiculous untruth in a question that they possibly can? It's because it's the final audition for the one job that they both want, and that is the job of the person sitting over there. They both want and envy that job, and that's why we are getting this ridiculous overreach.