Jackie Kelly (Lindsay, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question concerns respect for public property and the parliament. At the time of the 1996 budget you will remember that the union movement, particularly the CFMEU, doorknocked Parliament House. You will recall that they doorknocked so hard that it came clean off its hinges. There was hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage caused while they trespassed and rampaged through the house. Was the CFMEU billed for this damage and, if not, why not? In light of the fact that the union movement is so cashed up at the moment, will the Speaker now pursue payment?

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