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

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports that the Prime Minister's own department contacted Dr Grimes a number of times about his request to convene an extraordinary Senate committee hearing to reveal the circumstances and truth about changes to the Minister for Agriculture's Hansard record. Did the Prime Minister personally instruct his department to communicate with Dr Grimes or anyone in his office?

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

This matter was handled entirely by the secretary of my department, as it should be.

Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for External Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just answer the question.

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

The member for Lingiari!