Jim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I was temporarily blinded by the vast influence of Charles Croucher, who has inherited this remarkable position of power in this building from Laurie Oakes and Chris Uhlmann! I say, as I said to Charles when I rang him straight after the Press Club—I rang Charles and I rang Laura Tingle—that I thought he was asking me a different question. I misheard it, and I answered a different question. So I say again to Charles, who is in the gallery—through you, Mr Speaker—that I misheard his question. And I am genuinely grateful—for once!—to the member for Hume for the opportunity to talk about this.

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