Bob McMullan (Fraser, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Federal/State Relations) Share this | Hansard source

It could have changed depending on the day of the week. That is a sensible point to raise. Kerry O’Brien said:

You’re not going to be there for the full three years, at some point in the three years, there’ll be a by-election—

To which the Prime Minister replied:

... whether there would be a by-election or not is something that I would determine then.

Did you mean it when you said it and do you mean it now?

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