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

I thank the honourable member for his question. As I said earlier, under the coalition arrangements the Nationals have a share of the personal staff pool that is available to the government, and the allocation or distribution of those staff between offices in the National Party, whether it's ministers or others, is a matter for the National Party. My office performs an essentially administrative role in advising that to the Department of Finance. I'm advised that is the way it has operated—

Mr Champion interjecting—

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