Amanda Stoker (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The questions they asked at the hearing bore a remarkable resemblance to a fishing expedition for the purpose of helping their mates in the litigation, and that cannot be on. There were PII claims in relation to an executive minute dated 15 February that were cast aside. That is not on either, in circumstances where it is in the public interest for the deliberations of cabinet not to be made public. That's how we get good decisions out of cabinet. They're happy to cast that aside, even though there is precedent for the idea that the Commonwealth Ombudsman having a limited access is uncontroversial. There are so many problems— (Time expired)