Gary Humphries (ACT, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given that Labor senators yesterday were too embarrassed to call a division on the vote on that bill in order to avoid their names appearing in Hansard against this legislation, is it a fact that the government are refusing to allow debate on this bill in the House because they are afraid that some Labor backbenchers will actually follow their consciences and vote for our initiative to increase the age pension by $30 per week?