Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Well, it was a pretty long preamble there. The Western Australian Premier, Mr McGowan, has made it clear that the government is aware of these matters. There is presently an audit underway and the Perth Mint is also investing heavily in anticriminal behaviour measures and compliance measures. As to whether there's a political dispute that the opposition in WA is running, which you are running by proxy through this chamber, Senator Brockman, I think that's largely a matter for the Western Australian parliament. If you want to have a say in that, maybe you should stand over there and have a say in the parliament there. They might need a couple of extra bodies over there. On the matter of substance, that is why there is an AUSTRAC investigation underway, which is due to report in May. It is serious. It's being handled— (Time expired)