Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I note that the minister did not commit to appearing before a reconvened estimates hearing. How can the minister claim that taxpayers do not have the right to know why $3.75 million worth in contracts was awarded to a friend of the managing director of HSA? Can the minister confirm that this $3.75 million worth in contracts was awarded after the managing director privately alerted only his former colleague to the opportunity? Wasn’t the managing director then involved in the decision to not allow anyone else a chance to lodge a bid for the work? Does the minister support the managing director’s actions and, if not, what action will he now take?