Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

He’s not even aware of the right report! It is from 2004-05. But this department does operate in very difficult circumstances. What I think the department does is very sensitively deal with a lot of issues. Thousands and thousands of people go through the hands of the department in any one year. You hear about two or three of them; there are mistakes made. Those mistakes are corrected as quickly as can happen.

Not quite on the report: I am glad Senator Faulkner drew attention to the loutish behaviour of the leader of the Labor Party, Mr Beazley, in fronting up to Mr Tuckey. Mr Tuckey certainly does not need me to defend him, I have to say, but there is a man of strength, courage and commitment, who has done a marvellous job for Western Australia, particularly his electorate, over a long period of time.