Question time in federal parliament

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTED TO SPIN

The government is united and focused on building a stronger Australia.

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WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

The prime minister is happy to accept poor behaviour and conflicts of interest by ministers and former senior Liberal figures.

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WHAT THEY SAID

"The member for Blair is armed with his ring of steel, his hammer of Thor, his golden lasso." - Attorney-General Christian Porter on Labor's immigration spokesman Shayne Neumann.

"We have every confidence in Joe Hockey as our ambassador in Washington DC." - Leader of the House Christopher Pyne.

"This scandal ... I'm going to call chum-gate, because chum-gate involves so many Liberal Party chums, doesn't it?" - Labor finance spokesman Jim Chalmers.

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TWEETED

@AlboMP This desperate Prime Minister runs a part-time Parliament that has conflicts of interest right along the Government benches.