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‘We shouldn’t run a running commentary on the cases,’ says Hume
Opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume, appearing alongside Marles on the program, said she believed clarification was still needed:
There is inconsistencies between the reports that we are getting from those text messages and what we are hearing from Labor ministers, and what happened when.
And I think unfolding that, unpacking that, making sure there is some clarification is really important here. Because misleading parliament, misleading the Senate is a big deal, particularly when you rely on the honesty and integrity of ministers and senators, and so there are some questions to be answered here.
Katy has made her position very clear earlier in the week, and she has made clear that she is very comfortable with the statements that she’s made, and that’s the end of the matter in terms of Katy’s position.
Katy is a person of enormous integrity. It is one of my great honours to work alongside her in this government. She does a great job as the finance minister.
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