Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. I refer to statements made by Senator Macdonald in the Senate yesterday in relation to the Solicitor-General, including that he had 'diminished the position he holds', that his advice 'has not been all that hot' and that his submission to a Senate committee was 'terribly unprofessional'. Why did the Attorney-General refuse to defend the Solicitor-General, a statutory officer, from attacks by a government senator? (Time expired)