Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I was overwhelmed by the gall in that supplementary. To be lectured by the Liberal Party about rorts, given the history of the regional rorts program and the Auditor-General’s findings on the corruption of that program to further political ends, is just amazing. Senator Bernardi, I will take your question on notice, but decisions about funding of programs will be made in the budget in the normal way and they will be announced in the normal way. But for the Liberal Party to talk about rorting of programs is quite breathtaking, given your record in government.