Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

We certainly will not be here until 2 am, because the government has gone to great lengths to be fair to the opposition. If you look at the Laura Tingle article or the Michelle Grattan article—people who have actually been around this place for a while—you will see that they knew the opposition had the potential to gain a great advantage by Friday sittings running into Saturday media. It was a great chance to get publicity for their private members’ business and a great chance to get publicity for their ideas—the problem is that they do not have any. They do not have any plan for the future. All they have is an inward-looking party which is focused on who is going to lead the opposition.

From time to time parties go through these struggles; I am fully aware of that. But let me tell you that it is only when you focus outwards that you actually have a chance. If you think that the Australian public approve of your efforts and your behaviour on that Friday, then you are more out of touch than can be believed. These amendments go to protecting private members’ business in terms of maintaining the same amount of time it had previously. They have been tabled in accordance with what I said I would do yesterday, yet it is still not good enough for the opposition. When they ask for further concessions, they get person after person to stand up and move— (Time expired)

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