Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Just briefly, I think it is a bit rich that Senator Fielding comes out with these inflammatory comments and then gets a bit upset when people pull him up on them. Senator Fielding, the issue is a simple one. It is about mathematics. We have 37 votes; we need 39. The purpose of being in committee is to try and obtain those votes. Maybe you can assist—that remains to be seen—if you give your commitment that you will support it. Then we will need one more. That is what we call the process of the Senate. There is a little article that we have called democracy, Senator Fielding. You should have a crack at it one day.

Question put:

That the motion (Senator Boswell’s) be agreed to.