Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to the former Prime Minister Mr Tony Abbott, who says that the government reacted 'in panic' to the Four Corners report into abuse at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Does the minister agree with Mr Abbott?

Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Moore, a supplementary question.

Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. Maybe the next question will pique the minister's interest. I refer to the current Prime Minister, Mr Turnbull, who said:

This is a shocking state of affairs and we will move quickly to establish what happened.

Does the minister agree with Mr Abbott that Mr Turnbull's action was an act of panic?

Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Moore, a final supplementary question.

Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It is would be very, very useful to take a point of order on that question, Mr President. But I will go on to say: who does the minister agree with then? The Prime Minister, who says he was deeply shocked by the Four Corners report, or the former Prime Minister Mr Abbott, who claims it was, 'pretty one-sided'?

Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Turnbull.