Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

It's interesting, that these questions are coming from Senator McGrath because he knows the answers to these questions, having been a campaign director over many elections. Senator McGrath knows that prime ministers always have the ability to choose dates for elections and referendums. We actually haven't even passed the bill yet. So it would probably be a little premature for the Prime Minister to set a date for a referendum that hasn't yet been facilitated by parliament, but perhaps we'll get to that at some point.