Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I ask the Prime Minister: how many taxpayer funded government staffers today attended a secret ‘polling day preparation session’ between 10 am and 12 noon in room 2S3 in Parliament House hosted by the government members’ secretariat, otherwise known as the Howard government’s dirt unit?

Honourable Members:

Honourable members interjecting—

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Members will come to order. The Prime Minister has been asked a question and the Prime Minister will be heard.

John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Let me say in reply to that question that I can assure the House that government staff always behave appropriately.