Ms LEY (Farrer—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): My question is to the Prime Minister. On 7 December last year in the House, the Prime Minister said the National Reconstruction Fund was up and running. On 15 January the Prime Minister said the NRF had been open for business from November and money was available now. But secret government documents reported in the Australian today reveal the funding application process for the NRF was created only after the Prime Minister made these claims. Why did the Prime Minister deliberately mislead this parliament? The SPEAKER: The Leader of the House? Mr Burke: Mr Speaker, the deputy leader knows full well that there are some statements that can be made only by direct resolution. I put that the question should be out of order completely. That was an eyes-wide-open breach of the standing orders. The SPEAKER: The Deputy Leader of the Opposition knows that that remark wasn't part of the question. I'm just going to ask her to rephrase that last part of the question—to withdraw that part and just rephrase the last part. Ms LEY: Why did the Prime Minister deliberately not tell the truth to the parliament? The SPEAKER: Under the standing orders, you cannot make a statement of—I'm tempted just to rule the question out of order. Withdraw the last part of the question. If it's not in order, it's going to be ruled out. Ms LEY: I withdraw. Can the Prime Minister please explain the inconsistency between the two statements he made? The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister has the call.