Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Johnston, the Minister for Justice and Customs. Is the minister aware of claims last night by the member for Moreton, Mr Hardgrave, that the Australian Federal Police were engaged in a high-level conspiracy with the Queensland government to bring him down? Doesn’t this follow Mr Hardgrave’s statement last week that the AFP investigation into the use of his entitlements was a ‘total farce’? Does the minister endorse his Liberal Party colleague’s arrogant and politically motivated attack on the Australian Federal Police? Given the minister’s self-righteous answer to a question about the progress of the AFP investigation on 20 June, can he now indicate what specific action he has taken against Mr Hardgrave for his escalating attacks on the integrity of the AFP?