Sentences with phrase «opposition home affairs spokesman»

Allies of the first secretary of state have expressed concern about the comments made by Quick and Lewis regarding an investigation into government leaks when Green was an opposition home affairs spokesman.

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Mr Huhne acted as home affairs spokesman when the Lib Dems were in opposition, but was given the energy and climate change brief after playing a prominent role in the coalition negotiations.

The call by Senator Scullion, Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Affairs, for an across - the - board audit of Indigenous spending by all commonwealth government departments ignores the Report's explicit statement that it does not provide any breakdown by individual departments and that only 45 per cent of the estimate can be sheeted home to the Commonwealth.