House debates Questions without Notice

Prime Minister

Monday, 26 October 2020 House of Representatives

Richard Marles

Richard Marles Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence

2:40 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. Evidence at Senate estimates today confirms that long-term Liberal mate and former Crosby Textor pollster Jim Reed received more than $1 million in government contracts at the behest of the Prime Minister's department. So why does the Prime Minister treat taxpayers' money as his own?

Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

All these arrangements are done by the department through the appropriate processes.