James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

This government is the least transparent and the least accountable government since the Labor government of the 1990s. Further evidence has come out today in relation to this government's failure to answer questions on notice and to comply with orders for production of documents, and we see with the bills before this chamber that the government does not want there to be a report that is tabled here in parliament. So we'll have a secret report that ACMA will send to the minister in relation to certain issues. On this side of the chamber, we're saying that this secret report should be made available to all Australians, to those who are so interested to read, but also available for this parliament, which is entrusted through the Constitution in this chamber to hold the government to account. It is disappointing that the Labor government is continuing with their tradition of refusing to accept accountability and transparency. I would encourage this chamber to support the amendment that I've moved, and I would encourage the government to table the letter that the minister sent to ACMA yesterday.