Stephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. When asked about the decision to contract out the announcement of $15 million of government grants to One Nation, the Prime Minister said:

… grants of all kinds are approved in the usual way …

Is it also usual for the government grants to be announced by non-government members and senators, in this case with oversized cheques bearing large photos of the heads of One Nation Senators Hanson and Roberts? And if there is now a coalition agreement with One Nation, will the Prime Minister table a copy of that agreement right now? (Time expired)

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

I refer the honourable member to my earlier answer, which he obviously noted. All government grants are approved by the appropriate ministers in the normal way.