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

In crafting the motion that Senator McLucas and I drafted, we wanted to highlight the great win of the Cowboys rugby league team and the excellence of its co-captain, Johnathan Thurston. We did not want to sully what is, in effect, a great sporting achievement by referring to any political matter whatsoever. So I am disappointed that this motion brings in some other issues that become matters of politics. I leave as an aside that it is moved by someone who actively supported the opponents and actually played for New South Wales in the State of Origin, but, all that aside, it is good that the opponents also—