Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I might give Senator Lazarus some advice: if he cannot take the knocks, he should get off the field—or, perhaps more appropriately, if he cannot stand the heat, he should get out of the kitchen.

Senator Lambie interjecting—

And thanks, Senator Lambie, for your advice—another one who was elected under the Palmer United Party policies and who continues to vote against them.

I have been distracted by these interjections, but can I simply say that this is another blatant waste of taxpayers' money, putting pressure on already overpressured Senate committee staff with these blatantly stupid and political issues. You always know when what I say is hitting the mark, is accurate, because you get point of order after point of order, because people cannot take the truth. I commend to the Senate the additional comments I have made about this issue, which regrettably brings the whole Senate committee system into disrepute.