Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister's previous statement to the House that she has had private discussions with the member for Dobell, and her reference to media reports that she spoke to the member for Dobell on 28 April—

Honourable Members:

Honourable members interjecting—

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Could the Deputy Leader of the Opposition resume her seat. I am going to ask her to start her question again. I would very much like to hear this question, for various reasons. I ask the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to recommence her question—and she will be heard in silence.

Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Prime Minister has made a previous statement to the House that she has had private discussions with the member for Dobell, and her reference to media reports that she spoke to the member for Dobell on 28 April about his status as a member of parliament, is it the case that the issue of the payment of the member for Dobell's legal fees was raised with her by the member for Dobell in that conversation on 28 April?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No, it was not.