Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

A travesty. And given the advice to us from the AEC, I think it is very important for the parliament to deal with these reforms, in responding to a report by the committee of the parliament that has inquired into these matters, and to put these reforms in place in an orderly fashion, in a timely fashion, and in a time that will enable the AEC to inform the community about the effect of the changes and how they empower them to direct their votes and their preferences according to their wishes, instead of having parties direct what happens to these preferences as a result of secret deals behind closed doors. That is what this reform is all about.

Senator Wong interjecting—