The Audit Office said to Senate estimates this week, gave evidence on oath, Brian Boyd said that it was the prime minister’s office was the reason why a project was removed and another one added after the parliament had been prorogued.

This was on the morning of the 11th of April. And then after that there were further lists go to the prime minister’s office from Bridget McKenzie’s office.

Bridget McKenzie’s office then sent, that afternoon, another list that added nine projects and took one out.

The fact is that what we have seen here is 136 emails from the prime minister’s office and from Bridget McKenzie’s office to each other. And the prime minister won’t release those emails, won’t release that information.

The prime minister’s office has been in this up to the neck. And that is obvious for all to see. And the real problem here is, Fran, that this is a pattern.

We can’t find out when the prime minister went to Hawaii – the issue there was that they couldn’t even say who the acting prime minister was. It was that lack of scrutiny.

We had the Brian Houston incident whereby for reasons beyond my comprehension, the prime minister said that was just gossip.

And now a month later has confirmed that it’s a fact. And on sports rorts, we have seen an attempt to cover this up, an inquiry by the prime minister’s former chief of staff examining the independent Audit Office’s findings, which didn’t even get access to the emails, which didn’t interview any of the prime minister’s staff, and which was designed to come up with a reason to throw Bridget McKenzie under the bus and protect the prime minister.