Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water) Share this | Hansard source

He understood why Australians needed to take some leadership on this issue, and it cost him his leadership because he was prepared to stick his neck out and say, 'We have to do something about this important issue.' When he did, Senator Bernardi had the knives out. And we have Senator Cash over there—I am not entirely sure how she voted in that ballot, but I think I can guess.

Senator Wong interjecting—

Yes, Senator Wong is correct.

Senator McEwen interjecting—

I have not read it that closely. I do not take that much notice of Liberal Party ballots—