Mal Brough (Longman, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that he consulted with the departmental executive to ensure that his appearance on Lateline would not contravene the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct. Mr Speaker, I suggest that people read Mr Andrews’s own statement about his reasons for appearing. I especially commend to you his suggestion that those attacking the Lateline program should channel their energy into protecting the women and the children who have been subject to the vilifying claims that Aboriginal women, doctors and health workers all made independently on the Lateline program. Unfortunately, these are disgraceful circumstances to have occurred in Australia’s community. It would do us all well to try to protect those who are trying to protect the most vulnerable in our society—not to throw stones at those who would put their own families at risk, as they believe, but to protect them and not damage whistleblowers.

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