Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I am sure that the members of the Australian Workers' Union who worked for Cleanevent know what the honourable member stood for. They know how he stood up for them. They know how well he dealt with full disclosure. They know how he took $25,000 from their employer while he traded off their penalty rates and did not tell them about the payments. That is what he knows about and he wants to lecture us about due process.

Let me tell you, this matter arose yesterday. It came up yesterday. Immediately I referred to it to the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Dr Parkinson, who is the appropriate official to investigate matters of this kind under the ministerial standards.

Mr Husic interjecting—

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