Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, I pay tribute to Senator Joyce, who at least was honest. He went out to the Australian people and said, ‘We are going to filibuster and delay.’ But Senator Parry, after doing what he has done as whip this week and what others have done—delayed this vote by every tactic and strategy they have—comes in here and says, ‘Actually, it is Thursday morning, we are prepared to debate it,’ has to count as one of the most hypocritical contributions this chamber has seen.

I just would say this. I saw a newspaper article where Senator Bernardi was saying that the Liberal Party should stand up for its principles. Well, what are those principles? Because this week those principles have been the high and lofty principles of avoiding and ducking a vote on climate change.