Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Abetz might quibble with the word ‘noble’, but I think it is noble. He can apply whatever adjective he likes. But let us be direct about this: the Senate committee system is a vehicle for the Australian people, for organisations, businesses, churches, schools, environmental organisations, business organisations, charities, a range of sporting organisations, when issues come up that affect them, to feed into the democratic process and give information to the democratic—