Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

We shall see, Mr Deputy Speaker, we shall see. There is evidence in Dr Grimes's letter where it says:

I have been very careful to avoid having officers of the department involved in any of my recent decisions relating to the Hansard matter.

This comment highlights the extent to which the former minister was involved in covering up his Hansard changes. It is with deep regret that Dr Grimes paid the ultimate price, and worse that such a shameless attack on a senior and respected public servant was condoned by the Prime Minister of the day. The precedent we will now all live with—

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