Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is again to the Special Minister of State. Yesterday and today the minister has referred to paragraphs 122 to 124 of the full Federal Court's judgement in the matter of Ashby v Slipper. Paragraph 124 states that the minister was 'the recipient of copies of some of Slipper's diary entries'. Given that even the judgement the minister mistakenly clings to as some sort of defence finds that he received copies of the Speaker's official diary, isn't it time the minister resigned?

Mr Whiteley interjecting—

Ms Henderson interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Braddon is warned. The member for Corangamite is warned.

Mal Brough (Fisher, Liberal Party, Special Minister of State) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A truly remarkable statement from a QC: clinging to the judgement of the full bench—how pathetic of me! Did you read the rest of that paragraph that said there was nothing inappropriate about me having any diary notes, or has that slipped your memory?