Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

This policy of the government, which is now in the legislation, is currently before a Senate committee. Submissions close on 21 August. We now know that every single Labor senator has already prejudged and therefore anybody who comes before the committee will not get a fair hearing from Australian Labor Party senators because they have come in here with a fixed mind and they will not be providing the sort of independence and open mind that Senator Conroy was saying was so important. (Time expired)