Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

If you want to know who that organisation prepared reports for, ask them.