Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Curtin moving immediately—

That this House calls on the Attorney General to speak immediately for up to 15 minutes to explain the following:

(1)   when did the Attorney General or her office first become aware of the content of the offensive SMS messages of the Member for Fisher;

(2)   why the Attorney General override official government guidelines to offer James Ashby a settlement of $50,000 in an attempt to prevent release of the offensive SMS messages of the Member for Fisher;

(3)   why the Attorney General described the Ashby litigation as vexatious and an abuse of process while aware of the content of the offensive SMS messages of the Member for Fisher; and

(4)   whether the Attorney General informed any other member of the Government of the content of the offensive SMS messages of the Member for Fisher prior to their release.

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