Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Brown has said on five or six occasions—and Senator Abetz listed them in chronological order—that they do not support a BDS; they do not support a Jewish boycott. But when push comes to shove, where is he? He has not got the guts to stand up and vote against Senator Lee Rhiannon. Tomorrow, Senator Brown, you have one more chance to redeem yourself, because a motion will be put up tomorrow congratulating one of your members—an MLC in New South Wales, I think. He has come out against the BDS. I will be asking the Senate tomorrow to congratulate him. You either have to congratulate him and condemn Senator Lee Rhiannon or condemn this MLC and congratulate Senator Lee Rhiannon. It will be interesting where you go. You cannot run, you cannot hide and you have to stand up and be counted. You have been dodging the issue for the last three months.