Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last week. Here we are now, at the first opportunity we have had to bring it into the chamber, and I would have thought that in the past, Senator Brandis—through you, Mr Acting Deputy President—that those people opposite—and I know that there were some good senators, including a former senator from Tasmania in Guy Barnett—were very supportive of the chaplaincy program. It is with great interest that I will watch the debate because I can assure you that I will write regularly, as I normally do, to the chaplains around the Tasmanian community. It will be very interesting to see how those people, particularly Senator Bushby and others, vote on this very important piece of legislation.