Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition can shout as much as they like, but the reality is: there is not one bill that goes through this parliament that does not impact on and affect Indigenous Australians. The scope of that third chamber would get wider and wider, and a fundamental principle of our democracy would have been abrogated. The coalition will not support it. If the Labor Party want to advocate that at the election—and it appears they do—we will let the Australian people decide.

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