Cormann, Sen Mathias

Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:18): The Treasurer actually directly addressed these questions in his Press Club address yesterday, when he was asked similar questions from a journalist, and the point the Treasurer made—and I would refer you to those comments—is that, obviously, to investigate something, there has got to be some evidence. Our advice from Treasury is that there is no evidence of a leak out of the lockup. I am not aware of any other leak. But pre-budget rumour and speculation is obviously not something that is in any way unusual.