Senate debates
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009
In Committee
10:06 am
Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source
Senator Abetz’s description is ‘this very late stage’. It is just after 10 in the morning. The committee stage could go through till midnight tonight, Senator Abetz, so I would suggest your terminology of ‘this very late stage’ is not appropriate, given the past practice which I have just referred to. It is the beginning of the day. Settle in for a long day and night. We are expecting to go to midnight. If you do not want to work that late, well, that is up to you. I am settling in and preparing for 14 hours ahead.
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