Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I think it is appropriate that I respond to some of the points that have been made by Senator Bernardi and Senator Kemp. First of all, I would like to go to the issue, Senator Kemp, of why leave was not granted to table the document that you wished to table. It is normal practice in this place, as you know, that documents are shown in good time to the whip—to the Government Whip in this case. I think you would certainly agree that a couple of minutes before beginning to speak on a contentious question, a politically contentious question—