David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 17 August 2011:

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the tender panel's report and recommendation of a preferred tenderer in relation to the Australia Network tender:

(1)   If so

  (a)   when was the brief received by the Minister's office;

  (b)   when was the brief sighted by the Minister; and

  (c)   what type of ministerial action was requested by the department, and was it agreed to by the Minister.

(2)   If not, why not.

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

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

See the response to PQoN 958.