Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of whether any complaints have been lodged with the Australian Media and Communications Authority by the Treasurer or on his behalf? Is the minister aware that the Treasurer has successfully taken legal action against publishers in the past? Given that, won’t the Australian public choose to believe the three senior, respected journalists if the Treasurer takes no action to prove his claim that they are lying and he is not?