George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given the minister’s refusal to answer the question notwithstanding your invitation to do so, Mr President, how does the minister’s attitude sit with the Rudd government’s commitment announced by his colleague Minister Ludwig on 24 May 2007 to provide shield laws to journalists and to review laws that criminalise reporting of matters of public interest?