Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Minchin for providing me with a copy. Can I just indicate, as I did last week when Senator Scullion asked similar questions—I thought I answered, on at least two occasions, the question he raised—that Senator Crossin made a statement to the parliament explaining her comments and putting it all in context. We covered this ground last week. I do not understand why Senator Scullion seeks to raise it again, other than to run off something that was in the paper. Can I again indicate that Senator Crossin has always supported the interests of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory. While I have not had a chance to read the article in full, the sub-headline—that Senator Crossin has been shunned by the party—is complete nonsense.