Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

What I have said about these before is that we agree with them in principle but we are not going to support them in the words proposed. Be that as it may, we do understand the principle that underpins this. Labor supports the principle but, in this instance, we are not going to support the amendments themselves. I understand that Senator Stott Despoja would be familiar with that remark.