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. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement yesterday and to this 1996 affidavit of Ian Cambridge that states $300,000 in cash was withdrawn by Bruce Wilson from bank accounts in the name of the AWU over four years to:

… "launder" Union funds, as a step in the conversion of those funds to unauthorised, … irregular, and possibly illegal uses.

As the Prime Minister cannot recall receiving $5,000 from Bruce Wilson, how can the Prime Minister rule out receiving any cash or benefit at any time from these accounts?

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

I think that question was a step too far, and I will be ruling it out of order.

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

Speaker—

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

I do not need to explain. I am ruling the question out of order.

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

Speaker, I rise on a point of order. These are a series of questions that I have asked in this form over the last couple of days. The preamble is the same, so it is not the preamble. In relation to the last part of the question, I will ask if the Prime Minister received any funds from any of these accounts, on that basis.

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

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. I have ruled the question out of order.