Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

As I said, I've dealt with the question of costs. I understand that his ambiguous party membership status is a challenge for you. He's in the National Party and out of the National Party; he determines the National Party's policy approach and now he determines the Liberal Party's policy approach—in and out, the sort of Schrodinger's member for New England. He copped $675,000 in the pocket for being the special envoy, and he produced two text messages.