It's irrelevant whether you believe him or not. Our system of government relies on the basic principle of the separation of powers. The parliament is not a court. The one person in all of this who has endangered democracy and transparency is Tony Abbott. His behaviour should be referred to the Priveleges Committee for deliberately undermining the tenet of our system. Just imagine a society in which parliamentarians prosecute, judge and convict their political opponets. Oh, we have an example: China. If there is anyone who is not fit to sit in the Australian parliament it is Abbott.