Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

I thank the Senate. On behalf of the coalition, I thank Senator Evans for his service as Leader of the Government in the Senate. I assume that there will be another occasion where we can thank him more formally and in greater detail. From the attitude that he has displayed, I have every confidence that that bench up there will not become the home of Statler and Waldorf. On behalf of the coalition I also congratulate Senator Conroy and Senator Wong on their elections.