Sam Dastyari (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I want to get back to what we are talking about today, and that is whether or not this is a matter we should be suspending standing orders for and whether this should be a priority item of business for the Senate. I urge the Senate to realise that this is not about us—this is about the victims. It is about the people who have suffered; it is about the people who have lost. There is a reason why not one advocacy group, not one consumer group, has supported you in this: these are bad laws. I know you have been hearing from the Bankers Association; I have had the same big banks on the phone this morning that I am sure have been calling you as well. It is not about them. This is about the victims, and today the victims' voices deserve to be heard.