Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I've raised with you, on a number of occasions, the danger that the conduct of the Minister for Government Services, in repeatedly reporting on the proceedings of the royal commission, is doing in terms of the overall status of the royal commission. I've referred particularly to Speaker Snedden's ruling that it raises the real threat of influencing the commission, and I make this further point, which is that the damage is greater with each successive time that this minister offends against the well-established protocols of this House.

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