Perin Davey (NSW, National Party, Shadow Minister for Water) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Minister, during question time on Tuesday of this week, in answer to my colleague Senator McDonald, regarding media commentary that comprehensively agrees that you misled the Senate, you said:

I cannot control what other people write about this. Maybe they don't understand it.

Minister, are you seriously claiming that some of Australia's most senior and respected political commentators all failed to understand your public explanations of this matter? Why are you so unwilling to acknowledge that you did in fact mislead the Senate, apologise and appropriately correct the record?