Cory Bernardi (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is extraordinary how Senator Polley and Senator Cameron open their remarks about the poor policy and how it is affecting universities and, yet, they do not then go on to address the substance of what the government is proposing. Instead, the troglodytes on the other side attack and launch into some sort of class warfare as if the university sector in this country is perfect as it is and just needs a bit more central planning before it can be perfected. The second thing I will point out is that Senator Polley, rather than play the issue, goes in and pursues and continues this sort of obsession—it really is not decent—with the member for Bass, who is a great man. I think he is an excellent member and representative—