Question Time

Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail. Audio

Question Time is Parliament is the loudest free show in town. And it can be quite the spectacle. We caught the action of one typical Question Time on camera.

Responsibility is a recurring issue during Parliament's Question Time. Ministers are responsible for their 'kingdoms', but exactly how responsible? Audio

Should MP's curb their bad behaviour during question time? Audio

Question time is meant to hold ministers to account but that doesn't mean some of them don't try to get ahead of the Oppositions attacks. Audio

The war of Parliament’s Question Time is measured out in daily skirmishes. A proxy campaign fought by a handful of combatants, over rules as much as policy. Audio

Parliament continues with its slightly different Wednesdays while the Budget Debate continues but the usual question time will still take place today.

Parliament will carry on debating Budget 2019 and work on a bill setting next year's tax rates today. 

Parliament is weird sometimes, like when it debates which hat you wear to put the cat out. No, really. It's part of the question... Is the Prime Minister always the Prime Minister? Audio

A strongly-worded letter penned by the National Party questioning the conduct of the Speaker of the House has been ignored by Trevor Mallard. The Speaker has been confiscating questions from MPs and… Audio