Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

There were meetings with departments, not just the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. I met with departments relevant to all aspects of the stimulus: education, housing and defence housing. There were numerous discussions about the rollout of the stimulus. I state again that there is a total misunderstanding and misrepresentation of what my role was as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery. They have been trying all week to misrepresent me and my role, but it is pretty clear that the individual ministers in each portfolio were responsible for their—