Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Has the minister sought or received advice on whether there are any risks attached to the process for the postal survey on marriage equality and, if so, what did the advice say?

Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Minister for Small Business) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Feast or famine, and today is a feast. I have had a meeting with the ABS statistician, David Kalisch. He assures me that the ABS, with good public servants who the members for Canberra and Fenner should be defending in this place, should be sticking up for, will do their very best to make sure that this household survey is conducted responsibly, conducted well. What could be fairer than giving all Australians their say on this issue? That is what is going to happen with the postal survey.