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

The old Prime Minister's Christmas card list has been the style in which your previous government made major appointments, but I can assure you we do go to greater lengths than checking Mr Howard's Christmas card list before we make those appointments. That may be your suspicion because of how you are used to making appointments and how your party and your previous government made appointments, but I can assure you we will have a proper process. As I said, if there is any information that I am able to gain for you in the near future I will see what I can gather for you.