Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A correction there, Mr Speaker; it was Simon.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition will come to his question.

Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, who is your good self, Minister McGauran. Can the minister confirm that a new outbreak of hostility between National and Liberal Party members of the government has forced the government into another embarrassing backflip, this time on aspects of its diversity-destroying media ownership bill?

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question; the answer is no.