Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy President, on the point of order—and obviously we do not want to take up too much time with it—irrespective of the content of the ruling by the President, which I think we all heard, can I just say on the record that I have normally found Senator Evans to be a person of decent instincts and someone who is not normally given to the kind of comments that caused offence to this side of the chamber.