Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Perhaps the minister can enlighten us if she's not aware of her own statement or of the statement given today. But I will continue. I refer to another statement by this minister at estimates, on 26 October 2017, in which the minister stated that she had 'spoken to each individual staff member' and had asked them:

'Were you aware of the raids prior to them occurring, and did you speak to any journalists prior to the raids?' They have all responded no.

Does the minister stand by this statement? Did the minister receive such an assurance from her then chief of staff?