John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The learned member for Banks for asking me such a learned and searching question, and I will endeavour to give it the learned and well researched response that it deserves. I always listen carefully to what the member for Banks says. He has insights into many things, not least the operations of his own party in his home state. I would be surprised—and I am not in a position, as the learned member knows, to give an opinion—if it had that effect, but I will take the honourable and learned gentleman’s question very seriously and give him a considered response.

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