Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Those opposite, who want to continue this smear campaign, are welcome to in about two hours. They will have the opportunity to get in there and ask all the questions they want. Mr Quigley has appeared before more parliamentary committees than any other officer in the last six months. He will be willingly answering any questions on any of the smears, on any of the anonymous sheets that Mr Turnbull has circulated in the press gallery. If they want to continue to rely on a convicted criminal's testimony then they are welcome to—a man who took bribes, a man who solicited bribes. At least Godwin Grech was, at that stage, an unimpeachable public servant. They have been relying on a convicted criminal who took bribes, sought bribes and who took kickbacks. Those opposite will have every opportunity to question Mr Quigley at length at four o'clock or later on today when Senate estimates has Mr Quigley in front of it.