Sam Dastyari (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Perhaps it is a little bit redundant now, but I was going to make the observation that the Labor Party support the sentiment and the motion in principle that was moved by Senator Lambie. Our only issue was that we had made a decision that, while there is still uncertainty as to the continuing status of this Senate, with a potential double dissolution election perhaps coming later in the week, we were not supporting other inquiries being established because there was not going to be an opportunity for them to proceed with their work. I did not want the vote or the position of the Labor Party to be misinterpreted as not supporting the position that had been espoused by Senator Lambie.