Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

To the Deputy Leader of the Opposition I say that question is misleading people in this parliament. She is raising allegations against others that she must know are not sustained by the facts. I do not believe it is an appropriate standard for the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to come into this place and use a question to make allegations which she must know are contrary to the facts.

Ms Julie Bishop interjecting—

In relation to Ben Hubbard, which she has raised—and if she stops yelling and starts listening then she might hear the facts—these are the facts. They are on the record from 13 May 2010 and fully available to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition if she wants facts rather than muckraking. The facts on the public record are: the industrial registrar telephoned my chief of staff, Ben Hubbard—not the other way around, as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition alleges.

Mr Abbott interjecting—

The Leader of the Opposition is yelling, 'And then he rang back!' Heavens above, how pathetic!

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