Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

As Senator Wong, if she can remember back to when she was a minister, would recall, ministers receive briefings from the ministers they represent and their offices in advance of estimates and in advance of question time. Those briefings are common practice, and we're going to go through letter, chapter and verse of every element of those briefings, where it has been very clear and consistent all along in terms of the statement that Mr Taylor gave to the House of Representatives, making clear, as he also issued publicly, that the document was sourced from the City of Sydney website. That is what he has made clear consistently and that is what I have informed this chamber consistently. The opposition can continue to ask the same question again and they're going to get the same answer again. That is what happens when you ask the same question: you get the same answer.

We on this side want to get on with talking about issues that impact on real Australians. But you seem to be happy to continue to spend all of your time desperately going down political witch-hunts, dirt-digging and smearing—undertaking those activities. We will make sure that we spend our time getting on with dealing with electricity prices, dealing with energy security and dealing with creating more job opportunities for Australians. These are the things that matter. That's what we are going to continue to focus on.