QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:39): Well, I don't agree with that. We made election commitments in seats we hold, in seats we wanted to win and in seats that we were never going to hold.

That is not the case, Senator Pocock, so I would challenge you. If you think you can demonstrate that our commitments were targeted on marginal seats, you do that. They were across the board in seats we don't hold and in seats we would never hold.

Unfortunately for those that seek to smear on this program, we have followed every single rule to the letter, and we have been very clear. I consulted with people about this beforehand. You can sit and smile, but the reality is—you can smear if you choose—we have followed the rules and we have been very clear about it.