Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): My understanding is that there has been deep consultation with a whole range of stakeholders around the development of the advice that informed the speech the Prime Minister gave on the weekend. Obviously there's been the work that previous parliaments have done, but there is also the work that Dr Calma and Dr Langton have done, which has helped inform the position that the Prime Minister outlined on the weekend. I think the Prime Minister has been clear that there needs to be a lot more discussion, consultation and listening from government as we proceed to the next stages of the referendum process, and that will be done. This is being done in the spirit of cooperation, collaboration and goodwill, and— (Time expired)