Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to take this opportunity to indicate that the government will not be supporting any further amendments to this legislation. I will also take this opportunity to thank Senator Mason for his constructive engagement on these questions. The extraordinarily difficult circumstances under which he was working within his own party should be acknowledged. The proposition that has now been reached is an inevitable position that has to be reached in any political dialogue of this type. It is disappointing to me that the opposition are such slow learners. Nonetheless, they have reached the conclusion that they have.