Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

I don't know how much money Senator Ketter has ever raised for charitable organisations for the Great Barrier Reef in his career, but it, of course, is not unusual; it's not unusual for government departments to employ contractors for specific purposes, it's not usual for non-government organisations to employ contractors and it's not unusual for foundations to employ contractors. This is all just part of the Labor Party's mudraking, smearing campaign.