Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Seniors) Share this | Hansard source

The Practice makes it quite clear that ministers, which includes the Prime Minister, should be ready and able to answer questions which are reported upon in newspapers and other forms of media. The Prime Minister has deliberately chosen a course of making statements to the media and not answering questions asked in this place. The reason for that is that you can say anything you like to the media and it has no consequences but if in this place you make statements which are misleading there are consequences. Continually we have sat here and listened to the Prime Minister say 'it is sleaze', and whatever it is which she seems to attract. The idea that—

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