David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice and Customs) Share this | Hansard source

I was interested to hear the learned senator introduce the issue of plebiscites. What this government will not do about nuclear energy—or any other matter of public policy—is outlaw voting and plebiscites. We would never do that. Let me tell you that we would never, ever outlaw plebiscites of the people. Yet the senator’s party in Queensland—and he introduced this in his question—has completely obliterated every legal remedy to councils in that state. We would not do the same.