Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (House)) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

O'CONNOR () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Leaking from cabinet is a criminal offence. Has the Prime Minister asked the Australian Federal Police to investigate the source of the major cabinet leak designed to undermine the Prime Minister?

Hon. Members:

Honourable members interjecting—

Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm going to ask the member for Gorton to return to the dispatch box and ask that question again. The member for Mackellar's booming voice was preventing me from hearing the question, as were members on my left.

Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (House)) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thanks very much, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. My question is to the Prime Minister. Leaking from cabinet is a criminal offence. Has the Prime Minister asked the Australian Federal Police to investigate the source of the major cabinet leak designed to undermine the Prime Minister?

Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the House on a point of order.

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's impossible for the Prime Minister to answer such a question. If he has provided a reference to the Australian Federal Police, it would be in confidence to the commissioner. It's not in order to ask that question.

Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The manager of opposition business?

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

To the point of order, we are allowed to ask questions about what the Prime Minister has done and what action he has taken. If he has chosen to go down the path that the Leader of the House has said and decided to keep secret what he's done that is a matter for his answer, but the question is in order.

Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has the call; the question is in order.

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

The member's question is mistaken.