Kristina Keneally (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Birmingham, the Minister Representing the Prime Minister. Two of Mr Morrison's closest friends, Scott Briggs and David Gazard, were handpicked by the Morrison government to receive $80,000 of taxpayer money, without any tender process, to start up their own private sector quarantine business, Quarantine Services Australia. On their website, Mr Briggs and Mr Gazard boast of their close personal relationship with Mr Morrison, sharing articles saying the pair are 'about as close to the Prime Minister's inner circle as you can get', and revealing that Mr Gazard 'speaks to the PM daily'. Has Mr Morrison ever spoken with either Scott Briggs or David Gazard about a private sector quarantine proposal?