House debates

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Questions without Notice

Enterprise Migration Agreements

2:33 pm

Photo of Ian MacfarlaneIan Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is for the Prime Minister. Did the Minister for Resources and Energy talk to the Prime Minister in the week before she left for Chicago and was the proposed Roy Hill enterprise migration agreement discussed?

Photo of Julia GillardJulia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

As it happens, I did talk to the Minister for Resources and Energy in the week before I left for Chicago—and the week before that and the week before that and the week before that. I do talk to my ministerial colleagues, including the Minister for Resources and Energy, so I am glad I have been asked about it. On the Roy Hill enterprise migration agreement: as I have said on a number of occasions in this parliament, I received the brief from my office when I returned from Chicago.

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The question was very specific. It was not about a full briefing. It was about whether in the talks she had with the minister for resources before last week—

Photo of Ms Anna BurkeMs Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Prime Minister has concluded. The member for Groom on a supplementary.

2:34 pm

Photo of Ian MacfarlaneIan Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources) Share this | | Hansard source

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In that discussion, did the Prime Minister raise any concerns about the enterprise migration agreement?

Photo of Julia GillardJulia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

No, I did not.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting