Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Perhaps you will tell us what the argument was. All I am saying, Senator Fielding, is that your sentiments are correct, and I support them and appreciate what you have been able to achieve. I just think that somewhere along the line the government has been able to convince you that this is the way to do it. I am saying that what you are attempting to do is good but it could be done in a better way. We thought about this too. What is the best way to do it? Senator Abetz picked $90,000. Perhaps you might think that is too much, but let us have a look at other ways that we may achieve the results you are trying to achieve. (Time expired)