Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I was interrupted while I was mimicking the gesture of Senator Cash, who is very famous for declaring that blood should never be spilt in the chamber. But they are covered in blood—from one end of the chamber to the other and across to the other side. The reality is that, while they were plotting and planning taking out their first term elected Prime Minister, they slowed this chamber down and filibustered debate after debate. They held up legislation getting it ready for the new Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser—Malcolm Turnbull. It would probably be better if we got Malcolm Fraser back.