Robert Ray (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Ellison, the Minister for Justice and Customs. It follows up on the question from Senator Ludwig. Did the Prime Minister say at the time that the sending of a powder to the Indonesian embassy was ‘an act of murderous criminality’? And whilst the sending of white powder, I acknowledge, is a serious hoax, surely that part of the statement should have been retracted by you or the Prime Minister. Is it not a fact that if we misrepresent the situation or do not correct the record, it will be a case of crying wolf once too often and next time valid claims will not be believed?