Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is again to the Prime Minister. How can the Prime Minister possibly claim that his office was only passing on information when the Audit Office found that there were emails between his office and Senator McKenzie's office on both 10 and 11 April—and I quote the Audit Office—'sorting out what the final lists of approved projects would look like'?

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I simply say what I've said consistently on this matter: my office provided information based on the representations made to us, including information about other funding options or programs relevant to project proposals. That's exactly what we've done. I've been very consistent in these representations. The Leader of the Opposition can be wishing and hoping it was something different to that, but he's wrong.

Mr Watts interjecting—

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

The member for Gellibrand will withdraw an unparliamentary statement he made. You need to refer to members by their correct titles.

Tim Watts (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I withdraw.

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

I think you were about to leave. You anticipated my next ruling, so we can do that now, too.

The member for Gellibrand then left the chamber.