Senate debates

Thursday, 18 June 2015

Bills

Freedom of Information Amendment (Requests and Reasons) Bill 2015; Second Reading

10:16 am

Photo of Barry O'SullivanBarry O'Sullivan (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I listened very intently to the contribution by Senator Bullock. I hope this is not a career-limiting thing, but he is one of my favourite senators on the other side of the chamber! I do not think it is principally because I think he is a very fine stature of a man—quite attractive, with that mop of grey hair and a chin or two more than either of us would like! It is more the case that you are a true warrior for the Labor Party. That is reflected when you have to come into this place of course and argue the case for something that you could not possibly believe in.

This bill is about process and it is very interesting to see our colleagues from the other side make a contribution to the question of transparency. In the week that we had the second edition of 'The Killing Fields'—I think that is the term used. I was too–

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