David Feeney (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I take that interjection because the facts are well known. He made phone calls to the New South Wales Attorney-General and the New South Wales police minister regarding investigations. The then New South Wales police minister went on to relay that call to the New South Wales Police Commissioner. He did not allow independent police investigations to proceed and in fact sought to influence those investigations because they involved a political opponent.

This year he sought again to interfere in the police investigation process, on this occasion referring matters relating to Australia Day to the Federal Police. He provided this letter to the media and alleged a cover-up. The Federal Police later concluded: 'The available evidence does not support the existence of any criminal offences.'