George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

That’s a lie, Senator Conroy. Let me take Senator Conroy’s interjection, Mr President, because last night on the Lateline program Senator Conroy—either through ignorance or malice, I’m not sure—misled the Australian people. He claimed that this bill has been on the Senate Notice Paper for one year, and that claim is false.