Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

The truth is that had those on the other side bothered to read a statement that was put out by me earlier today they would have understood that point. But let me also go to what the thrust of this question is about. As I understand it—if I have this right—what we are being accused of is being a government that is not consulting with the full executive.

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