Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

These were serious allegations. They were taken seriously. There was a proper investigation undertaken by my chief of staff. Those opposite yesterday were seeking to criticise the government for not being transparent about the release of the report. We released the report. If we release the report, they are critical. If we don't release the report, they are critical. We released the report in the interests of full transparency. I have not made any comment on the contents of the report or repeated any of the matters in that report. It is there tabled for the benefit of all members—for them to be able to read and have available to them. At the time of tabling the report, my chief of staff also contacted Ms Higgins and ensured that she had a copy of that. We reached out to ensure that she received the report at the same time it was being tabled.

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