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The member for Blair will resume his seat. The Minister for Health will cease interjecting. The member for Cowan will cease interjecting. On the point of order, the member for Blair makes a reasonable—

Ms Burney interjecting—

The member for Barton will leave under 94(a). I've made it very clear: I'm not going to negotiate points of order with interjections constantly through question time.

The member for Barton then left the chamber.

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

Does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition hear what I say, because she's interjecting constantly? I'm trying to rule on the point of order on behalf of the member for Blair. Over the interjections of those on my left, I'm endeavouring to say the member for Blair makes a valid point of order. The minister is entitled to a preamble, but we are now more than halfway through the allotted time. He now needs to bring himself to the substance of the question asked.

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