Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately, the great myth is that the computer is online. It is not, because there is a firewall between the department and the Senate. It is actually just an index. I know the great myth is that I am online to my own office and they are setting me up. It is actually not the case, because there is a firewall. Technology is a wonderful thing. Senator Birmingham discovered this. To be fair, Senator Birmingham does know this, because we have corresponded about it.

The live process that the government has put in place needs to be allowed to run its course. Have an investigation; call everybody you want when it is completed. That is a fair dinkum thing to do.