Senate debates
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 [No. 2]; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 [No. 2]; Household Stimulus Package Bill (No. 2) 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill (No. 2) 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill (No. 2) 2009; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009 [No. 2]
First Reading
9:26 am
Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source
I am discussing, Mr President, how we got to this procedural motion. Senator Evans was basically instructing Senator Bob Brown to do the Labor Party’s bidding on this issue and then, when it was actually mangled, we had Senator Ludwig correcting Senator Brown’s motion. At least within the coalition between the National Party and the Liberal Party it is open and transparent. But their coalition is something that is—
No comments