Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

First, it is the case that the report identifies some concerns with processes adopted by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. This should not be confused with a conclusion that the campaign contained statements that were inaccurate. In fact, the report explicitly states:

While issues were identified with the sources cited by DCCEE for campaign statements, this did not mean that the statements themselves were wrong or could not be supported by other sources of information.

Isn't it interesting—the selective quoting of the opposition! I would remind those opposite: if you really care about transpar­ency and you really care about making sure campaigns are accurate, one would not have ever got that impression from the way Senator Abetz and Howard government ministers used to run government advertising when they were in government.