Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, there are questions outstanding from estimates which we would like answered. I also accept that Tim Fischer has done a good job. Can the parliamentary secretary therefore explain to the House whether or not the minister has taken on board concerns expressed by the Chairman of Tourism Australia and the council about the minister micromanaging Tourism Australia, about the fact that Tourism Australia cannot issue a media release without the minister’s office’s approval? Can he also explain why Scott Morrison, who the parliamentary secretary conceded was doing a good job, was sacked by the minister? Was it because he was getting a higher media profile than the minister herself?

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