Senate debates

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

12:14 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I was not inclined to speak in this debate till the Manager of Government Business chose to put some things on the record which I think require a response from the leadership of the opposition in this place. He made a number of comments which I think require some correction.

Let us be clear about what we are debating. We are debating here the issue of whether or not the Parliamentary Services Amendment Bill goes to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for an inquiry. One would not have thought this is a controversial issue. There is a change—

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