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

The difficulty when you are preparing opposition questions is that you are reliant solely on the information you read in the newspaper and a bit of gossip you pick up around the place. It does not matter if it is true. It does not matter if it ignores the facts. The whole question is based on false assertions and on incorrect information, and it is disappointing that Senator Birmingham has chosen to read a question supplied by Mr Billson, who continues to believe his own press releases.