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 the Prime Minister has guaranteed to the parliament that his government is legitimate based upon the strength of the advice from the Solicitor-General about the eligibility of the Deputy Prime Minister, will he now please table that advice. And if not, why not?

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As the honourable member knows, it has never been the practice of the government—or any government, as far as I'm aware—to publish legal advice. And we certainly don't propose to change that practice now. I know the honourable member is very interested in the position of the DPM, who is also the minister for agriculture. It gives me the opportunity to observe that we're seeing strong growth in exports at the moment, up 4.3 per cent compared to a year ago. Rural exports are 18.7 per cent—

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

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

The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Prime Minister has concluded his answer.