House debates Questions without Notice

Attorney-General

Monday, 28 November 2016 House of Representatives

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

2:40 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the statement by the Attorney-General in the Senate today, and to the answer just given by the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Is it seriously the position of the government that the only person to blame for the WA kickback scandal is the former Treasurer in the Abbott government?

Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

I thank the honourable member for his questions. And, while we admire his persistence, his determination to misrepresent the facts—to use this chamber as an opportunity for smearing—is relentless. The matters have been dealt with in my earlier answers.