Liberal MP Dave Sharma says leaked messages have happened all throughout history.
“You and I are probably just old enough to remember a leaked telephone conversation between Andrew Peacock and Jeff Kennett giving the frank character assessment of then Opposition leader John Howard,” Mr Sharma told Sky News Australia.
“They’re a bit of a distraction, I can understand why they’re a focus of media attention.
“Ultimately I don’t think they’re the proper business of government.”