Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that Tony Shepherd, the chairman of the government's Commission of Audit, believes it is a good idea to publish its report, will the Prime Minister now release to the people of Western Australia his 900 pages of cuts before April 5? Or put simply: if the Prime Minister will not trust Western Australians, why should Western Australian trust the Prime Minister?

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has the call but he will ignore the last part of the question as being argument and not in order with the standing orders.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Commission of Audit has done a very good job. It has produced a long and detailed interim report. It has not yet produced a final report. When the report has been finally produced and when it has been carefully considered it will be produced to the public.