Page 2920 - Week 13 - Thursday, 23 November 1989
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as a suitable house is available, they will be contacted to have someone come and look at the house to see whether it is the sort of thing they wish to take on.
Donation to Political Party
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to the Attorney-General. On the Pru Goward program this morning she twice said, "As soon as Bernard asked our office about the donation, I said yes", or, "As soon as my office was asked about a donation, we said yes". Would she confirm to the house that the first contact between me and her office on the subject of a donation was from her principal adviser, Mr Grant Hehir?
MS FOLLETT: As far as I know, Mr Speaker, that is correct.
Mr Collaery: So why did you tell the ACT people a total untruth?
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I would ask that he withdraw that remark.
MR SPEAKER: Under the circumstances I wish you would withdraw that remark.
Mr Collaery: I withdraw all the words after "total".
Mr Whalan: That is a qualified withdrawal, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: The withdrawal should be unqualified, Mr Collaery.
Mr Collaery: I make an unqualified withdrawal.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, the member opposite knows the facts of this matter as well as I do. He has continually sought to muddy the waters on the whole question.
Mr Humphries: Tell us the facts. You declined to answer a question the other day on this. Tell us the facts. You said, "It's not your business".
MS FOLLETT: The fact is that it is a matter for the party. Mr Humphries interjects that I did not answer a question. I did indeed answer that question, and my answer was that donations to my party are a matter for the party. I believe, Mr Speaker, that this particular matter has been fully aired. There has never been any attempt to cover it up - none whatsoever. If we can be accused of any fault, it is of being too honest with the member opposite, who seems to have very little concept of the notion of frankness in dealings with people - very, very little concept of that. He has sought continually to twist, manipulate and turn this situation into something which it is not. The party and I have never sought to cover up that
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