Shadow Ministerial Hansard

Sep 12, 2018

Questions Without Notice – Morrison Government – Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler) (15:02): My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that in the last fortnight the government’s entire infrastructure plan was leaked, its plan to end its conflict with the Catholic school sector was leaked, its latest corporate tax plan was leaked, there was leaking about the PM plotting to tear down Malcolm Turnbull, and just today there was another leak about the now Prime Minister reportedly abusing the Tasmanian Treasurer? Is this what the Prime Minister meant when he said his own government was a muppet show?

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