Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

We are indeed opposing the amendment. I think that Senator Wong makes the case most eloquently. The Democrats do in fact have form on this. They are indeed consistent, as Senator Stott Despoja said. I recall when former Senator Bolkus was, I think, Special Minister of State some years ago and tried to bring in a law to ban political advertising. The Democrats, with the exception of Senator Sowada, supported it, as I recall.