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

Senator Cormann, I know your arrogance knows no bounds, but some of us as ministers act responsibly. Before I was interrupted by Senator Cormann I was indicating to the chamber in response to Senator Ronaldson's question that I have no particular knowledge of the claims made in the Australian newspaper today but I can reconfirm that, as Senator Ronaldson knows, Fair Work Australia on 18 August issued a statement when they clarified what was occurring in relation to their investigations into the Health Services Union. That statement was put out by Fair Work Australia on 18 August in relation to some claims made in the media earlier that day claiming that Fair Work Australia had commenced a new inquiry in these matters. Fair Work Australia put out a statement which said that the media report was incorrect.