Andrew Gee (Calare, Independent) | Hansard source

I'll just caution those opposite on making too many objections, lest the public think that it may have been one of those members who was doing the leaking. Seriously, I have been in joint coalition partyroom meetings where you could have sworn that the media had a real-time transcript of what was happening in those meetings. In fact, there were so many partyroom leaks that I don't even think an in-house plumber could have plugged them all. I would also, from time to time, read in the media about what was happening in cabinet, taking leaks and untrustworthiness to a whole new level. I also note that in 2022 the current Attorney-General reportedly wrote to the former Prime Minister and member for Cook to tell him—you guessed it—to stop leaking. He was leaking!

The opposition should spare us all the sanctimonious and self-serving nonsense that only those in major parties can be trusted with respect to important matters of defence and national security. I will support this bill. I'll be opposing the opposition's undemocratic and unmeritorious amendment, and I hope that those opposite, when they consider the amendment, will remember that they need to get a plumber to do something about those leaks.

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