House debates Questions without Notice
Advertising Campaigns
Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations
2:38 pm
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar, Liberal Party
Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Under the standing orders that question does not relate in any way, shape or form to the responsibilities in relation to which the member is permitted to ask questions.
David Hawker Speaker
The member for Gorton has not completed his question. I am listening carefully. I call the member for Gorton.
Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations
I will start again. My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister. Is it a fact that Crosby Textor research prepared two reports in June 2007—one for the Liberal Party leadership and one for the proposed BCA-ACCI campaign? Prime Minister, is it also a fact that both of these in-depth reports discussed community attitudes across the nation and specific policy issues by region, and advocated a pre-election industrial relations advertising campaign? Will the Prime Minister give a straight question a straight answer—no tricks, no blame, no spin?
David Hawker Speaker
Order! The Prime Minister is not responsible for the first part of that question, but I call the Prime Minister.
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
If you want to know who that organisation prepared reports for, ask them.