Ryan, Sen Scott

Senator RYAN (Victoria) (14:04): I look forward to the question time where you decide what questions can be asked, Senator Evans. Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Is it a fact that in 2007 the yet-to-be Prime Minister, Ms Gillard, wrote an article for the SundayAge subtitled, 'You can't stop politicians digging up salacious stories, but the public should not have to pay for it'? In Rudd-like fashion, she asked herself the question, 'should the public be footing the bill?' and she explicitly said no. Isn't this just another broken promise of the same ilk as her promise that there will be no carbon tax under the government she led?