Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I might again refer you to my first answer, where I confirmed that my advice is that the Nationals are provided with a number of personal staff positions as a share of the government's staffing pool. Their distribution between Nationals offices is a matter for the National Party. I'm advised that at no time did the Nationals fill all vacant staffing positions. As for staffing moves between offices, the Deputy Prime Minister addressed that in a statement on Saturday, and I refer you to that.