Alexander Downer (Mayo, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

First, let me make this observation. The week before last, at the National Press Club, the Leader of the Opposition said:

... I promise you and every Australian—

that this session of parliament—

will be the most aggressive parliamentary interrogation this government has faced in its ten long years of office.

We have now reached the end of that parliamentary session. In my particular case, I make the observation that there were 70 questions asked by the opposition. All 70 questions were about AWB Ltd, despite the fact that this is a subject which is being considered by the Cole commission. I make the observation that not one of those questions—out of 70 questions—was put to me.

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