George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

The motion that Senator Abetz has moved is the most serious motion that a parliament can consider—that is, a motion to enable the discussion on whether the government continues to have the confidence of the parliament. It tells you everything you need to know. It tells you everything you need to know about the flippancy and about the contempt for the institution of parliament by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Conroy and the Leader of the Greens, Senator Milne, that they would characterise the most important business that can ever be brought to a parliament—