Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, there are other religions—Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam—and they are all very important. That is why we believe that the current arrangements do provide appropriate protections, particularly in relation to Anzac Day, and when it comes to family arrangements and attending ceremonies and so on, of course people would get the day off. This is just a political stunt. We are not interested in that.

Finally, I present the supplementary explanatory memorandum for the government amendments previously circulated. We strongly support the government amendments, obviously, as they are ours.

See this speech in context