QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator THORPE (Victoria—Independent VIC Whip) (14:27): My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Minister McCarthy. I have seen that you are selling tickets to a Labor Party business event in Sydney on 9 April, offering corporate bigwigs access to you over afternoon tea for a cool $4,000 a head. Research from the Australia Institute found the majority of people agree these cash-for-access events amount to corrupt conduct and that politicians should refuse to participate in them.

Will you cancel this event to reflect community expectations and avoid public perception that the Minister for Indigenous Australians is engaging in corrupt conduct?