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

with the purpose and intent of undermining the Commonwealth of Australia's government. So outrageous and improper was that conduct that it has been condemned already by Jacinda Ardern, the Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. She has condemned it. The question that we have for the Leader of the Opposition in Australia is: does he have the same character as Jacinda Ardern? Is he prepared to name the person who went to New Zealand to get them to ask those questions? Is he prepared to condemn that use of a foreign political party and a foreign parliament to undermine the government of Australia? He could have—very simply, straightforwardly and honestly—asked the Deputy Prime Minister a question. He could have asked him a question. Why didn't he do that? I will tell you why.

Mr Champion interjecting—

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