Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Human Services, and I refer to his previous answer. The statement from his spokesperson yesterday said that 'neither the minister or anyone in his office informed media outlets'. So why does the report state:

… the journalist said their TV newsroom received a phone call from Keenan's office on the afternoon of Tuesday, 24 October, 2017, an hour or so before the raids.

The caller identified themselves by name to the newsroom and specifically said they were phoning from Keenan's office to make sure there would be cameras outside the union offices.

Does the minister stand by his spokesperson's statement?

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