Michael Keenan (Stirling, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I will begin by noting your comments about the interactive nature that the shadow minister just had with the minister. I will invite the Assistant Treasurer—and I understand we are in his hands when it comes to these things. If he feels on top of his portfolio, then I think this is a worthwhile process for the accountability through this parliament. I have been watching this process, and ministers who feel comfortable in their portfolio come in here and they are able to do that. We have had other ministers, who I would consider to be weaker ministers, who have come in and organised dorothy dixer questions. They have taken five minutes to answer every question that has been asked, then obviously with only—

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