Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Again, I'm not going to offer an opinion on that specific case, but I will reinforce the comments that the Prime Minister has made and the Senate leader has made: the statements of those individuals are absolutely disgusting. They deserve to be called out, and I am really pleased to see that that has occurred from a variety of political leaders on all sides of the aisle. That's what deserved to happen, and the disciplinary action that's being taken against those individuals is thoroughly deserved as well. Again, I'm not going to comment on whether their behaviour challenges the law or goes against the law. I am advised, in addition, that the Prime Minister has spoken with the AFP commissioner about this incident and that the AFP have made clear they're available to provide their full support to the New South Wales police. Of course, that's now a matter for the police to investigate, so probably the less I say about it, the better.