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Monday, 8 September 2003
Page: 19336


Mr CREAN (Leader of the Opposition) (2:00 PM) —My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that Senator Macdonald, in the Australian Financial Review today, said that he had been provided with information about the content of a classified ONA report? Given that Senator Macdonald's press release today denies receipt of `material' and not information relating to the contents of that ONA report, can the Prime Minister now confirm what classified information was provided to Senator Macdonald, who provided this classified information to him, how it was provided and when?


Mr HOWARD (Prime Minister) —I would inter alia refer the Leader of the Opposition to the statement made by Senator Macdonald. The only thing I would add to that is that I have not provided any classified material to Senator Macdonald, nor indeed have I provided any classified information to Senator Macdonald, and nor has any member of my staff.