Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 25 July 2011:

(1) Has the Prime Minister or anyone in the Prime Minister’s office offered any direction or advice to Ministers on how to structure their media staff:

(a) if so, who offered direction or advice and to which Ministers; and

(b) what advice was given.

(2) Is the Prime Minister or anyone in the Prime Minister’s office aware of any direction or advice being given to Ministers on how to structure their media staff:

(a) if so, who offered direction or advice and to which Ministers; and

(b) what advice was given.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

The assignment of particular duties to individual staff members is a matter for ministers and their chiefs of staff.