Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

If I have said anything unparliamentary, I withdraw it. Given the Prime Minister’s actions in relation to Senator Santoro’s breach of the code of conduct, what guarantees can the minister give that the investigation will be totally transparent and the finding made public? In the absence of an independent investigation, why should the public have any faith in your government’s ability to conduct such an inquiry with any integrity at all?