Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports yesterday of his relationship with Brian Burke. Did the Prime Minister at any time seek the advice of the convicted criminal Brian Burke on leadership issues within the Australian Labor Party?

Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. In the various conversations I would have had with Mr Burke, they dealt with politics in general, state and federal; they would have dealt with the state of the parties, state and federal. I have no particular recollection of a conversation on the leadership of the Labor Party itself.