Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister is extensively quoted in a report on the front page of The Australian newspaper, which appears to include a leaked submission to the intelligence committee, and given that the report is based on an exclusive interview conducted with the Prime Minister during his trip to Argentina for the G20, can the Prime Minister guarantee that neither he nor his office played any role in the leaking of a confidential submission, which is a criminal offence under national security laws?

Mr Porter interjecting—

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will pick up on the comment made by the Attorney-General: 'If only the Labor Party were as interested in ensuring there were mandatory sentences for those who were involved in serious criminal offences in this country.' If the member opposite wants to make these sorts of allegations—

Honourable Members:

Honourable members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Prime Minister, just pause for a second. If the members for Gorton and others could cease yelling in my ear, I'd be able to listen to what's being said. I think most members—I would have hoped the member for Gorton—would understand I'm trying to listen intently to the questions and answers so that I can do my job. The Prime Minister has the call.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

If the shadow Attorney-General—

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is warned!

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

If the shadow Attorney-General wants to come in here and make grubby smears against me, he's got to come up with more than just reading the newspaper. I find the suggestion offensive and reject it.