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

I would trust that if there is one thing people might be agreed upon in this place it is that I would in no way, shape or form seek to protect any form of corruption. Other than Senators Conroy and Carr, who are motivated by things other than due process and the rule of law, these things need to be dealt with in a manner that is appropriate. I simply remind the honourable senator that it took over six years to bring Mr Craig Thomson to justice. So, if we are talking about dealing with things in a timely fashion, I would invite the Australian Labor Party to see how long it took them to deal with Craig Thomson, how long it took them to deal with Michael Williamson and how long it took to flush out the $75,000 that Mr Shorten never declared. (Time expired)