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

I do not care. These are important debates, and it applies to Labor people. We did not have a quorum in the committee that I am supposed to be at because Labor members are not there and I am not there. All I am saying is: have these debates, but the Greens have started this. As I indicated the other day, every time the Greens start this process I am going to participate because it does not matter to me. I can put off my appointments. People are happy to wait to see me.

An opposition senator interjecting—

But someone has to somewhere along the line got to bring some discipline back. Senator McLucas spent 20 minutes and some of what she said was very important but she kept repeating herself. Whether this is a strategy of the Labor Party for some reason, which I am not aware of. I am not sure what the strategy would be. Senator McLucas kept repeating herself, repeating herself, repeating herself.

An opposition senator interjecting—

There was not anything new in the presentation.