Bill Heffernan (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

That is not a fair go—

Senator Sterle interjecting—

and I have to say that Senator Sterle understands this issue and has written to the minister. I understand that all human endeavour has failure, but we have to be fair dinkum about this. I am sure there are a lot of people in the department who go home feeling they have not achieved much in life who could take the time to answer. I would suggest that these questions are probably on the minister's desk but, for some strange reason, they have not answered a single question out of 87—not one. I do not think it is a fair thing to the parliament, I do not think it is fair thing for the scrutiny of government, I do not think it is a fair thing for the estimates committee, and it is about time the game was smartened up.

Question agreed to.