Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Day for giving us the opportunity to address once again the issues that were canvassed with respect to our earlier amendment, which just failed. This once again gives the Greens the opportunity to reconsider their poorly-formed position. I suspect it will not change, given the behaviour that we have observed consistently—

Senator Ian Macdonald interjecting—

Thank you, Senator Macdonald, that is very generous of you—especially at this hour of the process. I gather that was somewhat tongue in cheek.

For the reasons that we have already outlined, in the absence of the success of our motion we will support this one.

The CHAIRMAN: The question is that amendment (1) on sheet 7858 moved by Senator Day be agreed to.