Steven Ciobo (Moncrieff, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

What I specifically said is that it is almost one-third of the income tax law and over half of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936—and that is a fact. I will very happily turn to statements of factual correctness. The member for Hunter certainly allows a very wide berth when it comes to whether or not things are truthful.

The member for Hunter has established quite a precedent. I would be very pleased to hear the member for Rankin make a couple of factual statements. The member for Hunter touched on leadership. Perhaps he could start with whether or not he still supports the former member for Werriwa. We know that the member for Hunter was the key supporter, the key backer, the key numbers man and the key driver of that failed Labor Party leader, Mark Latham. That is the track record that the member for Hunter brings into this chamber. I would ask one of the other roosters in the Australian Labor Party whether or not there is still support there.

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