Ben Morton (Tangney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet) Share this | Hansard source

So concerned about our democracy are those opposite that they moved motions to prevent this bill being debated this morning before they read the detail of the bill. If they had read the detail of the bill, they would have learned that this has been designed in a way that will ensure that no voter is turned away from a voting booth—not one voter. A person with ID can attest to the identity of another. Failing that, a declaration vote can be issued.

What is it that those opposite are scared of? Why are they against it? And why are they committing so much time today to this issue? The more they do, the more I realise there must be something in it for them to take this position; there must be. I tell you what: it says something about those opposite.

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