Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. In question time on 15 February the Prime Minister defended preferencing One Nation with these words:

… parties will reach preference deals in order to maximise their chances of success.

Does the Prime Minister stand by the answer he gave in question time that day and, if so, how can this still reflect the position of the government given today's allegations and their implications for the required probity between members of parliament and the Australian Electoral Commission? When will the government depart from that answer and stop pretending that One Nation is the same as any other political party?

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