Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Banking and Financial Services) Share this | Hansard source

I will just make the Labor position clear. Unfortunately we only received a copy of this at about 7.30, Senator Murray. Labor’s position on same-sex couples and superannuation matters is clear. We have an announced policy of full equity and we have supported amendments in that regard on other occasions in the Senate. However, this is not a superannuation measure. Labor’s position is that we accept the policy intent that Senator Murray has outlined. Labor’s policy is to make an audit of all provisions of Commonwealth law. On the face of it, we are not sure, given the lateness—and I am not critical of the lateness, Senator Murray, because of the circumstances this evening where we have had to deal with legislation—