Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Minister, you said that the document titled One year progress report referred to accountability and to the government’s achievements. I will read the foreword to the First 100 days. It says:

As Prime Minister, I am accountable to all Australians for the performance of the Government.

That’s why I am releasing a report card that outlines the Government’s achievements during its first 100 days in office.

Given that this document is about accountability and is apparently political, and you say that the most recently released document is also about accountability and is not a political document, I ask: why was it good enough for the Labor Party to have to pay for the first document, First 100 days, and why isn’t the Prime Minister now requiring the Australian Labor Party to pay for this document, which is similar in tone, comment and commentary?