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. I refer to the answer the minister just gave. After the minister answered the now infamous question on 60 Minutes, Liz Hayes asked a further question, 'Why did you do that?' The minister answered, 'Because I believed that Peter Slipper had committed a crime.' If the minister was not admitting to procuring the former Speaker's diary, why did he then try to justify it on national television?

Mr Mitchell interjecting—

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

The member for McEwen is warned!

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

I refer the honourable member to my answers throughout the last two weeks.