Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Deputy President. In fact, Senator Siewert—and I always expect better from Senator Siewert—is deliberately misrepresenting the facts. In other circumstances, I would say that you were doing something else. But you will recall that I sought leave and it was refused and Hansard will show that I sought leave to table the document and to speak to it and that leave was refused.

Senator Siewert interjecting—

Who said that? The President?

Senator Siewert interjecting—

The President said that? I am sorry—