Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

As I've said in a few answers now, we have established legal processes to handle such allegations. As I also said in response to Senator Waters's question, the Attorney-General has exercised the same rights as any other Australian in relation to the initiation of defamation proceedings. I have no doubt that such matters will be heard in a court of law in accordance with all of the normal rules of that court of law at some point in the future.