Senate debates

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Questions without Notice

Deputy Prime Minister

2:03 pm

Photo of George BrandisGeorge Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Given that that's not what she said, Senator Gallagher—once again putting words in Ms Bishop's mouth that she never uttered. I dare say that the Labor Party—we saw Senator Wong this morning being caught out and exposed by her colleague, Mr Albanese, on this matter. So you wonder why I don't accept anything that is attributed to others by those who sit behind Senator Wong. Senator Wong said this morning that at no time was the issue of Mr Joyce's identity raised. Mr Albanese, meanwhile, within an hour of Senator Wong's interview had this to say:

What happened was that Penny Wong's staffer who used to be chief of staff to a New Zealand MP has mates in New Zealand and was talking to one of the people he knows in New Zealand and the issue of, funnily enough, citizenship of Barnaby Joyce came up …

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