Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

I hope we do see the proof in the pudding, because that suggests that the bill will stand as printed. Whilst I admire the attempts of Senators Faulkner and Forshaw to muddy the waters and change the debate, the simple fact is that my intervention in this debate was in direct response to the amendment of the Australian Democrats, which, as I was seeking to explain, would take away the franchise. We would not be running this argument at all but for the suggestion of the amendment of the Australian Democrats. It will be very interesting to see if the Labor Party support the Democrats’ amendment—