I'd like to ask questions about the conflict of interest of the vice-chancellor of our only public university who has accepted a paid position on the Deloitte board.
The Tasmanian Liberals have outdone themselves once again when it comes to the secretive and corrupted use of public money.
Premier, so we are really clear, do you agree with your Treasurer, who said yesterday that Mr Shelton has done, and I quote, 'Nothing wrong'.
We have seen that the Liberal Party in Tasmania has sunk to a point where they do not understand the merit-based process.
We thought it would be timely for the House to debate a matter of public importance on conflicts of interest.
It is a tragedy that we are standing here having this discussion today.
Mr Shelton has demonstrated a failure to avoid a conflict of interest over $400 000 in state funds, to advance a personal project in his home town of Bracknell.
As the Treasurer said, 400 years of tradition, 400 years of parliament to defend. That is what we are here for.
Mr Speaker, there is only one person in this place who can provide real clarity on the disbursement of a million dollars in Commonwealth and state funds.
Can you give us a rock-solid guarantee that no Liberal MPs or senior staff were involved in either of these projects?