Ministerial Staff

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:55): Supplementary question arising from the minister's answer: is the minister aware that the Premier in another place this afternoon in question time has acknowledged that the behaviour of the media adviser was in his view unacceptable?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:55): As I said, this is the first time that these allegations have been brought to my attention. I was unaware of them prior to this instance. I do not know whether they were true or not, is what I said, and I made it very clear in this place that I do not find the conduct that he described acceptable in any way, shape or form. It is completely abhorrent behaviour and I have already said that in this place.