Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I also stand to oppose this proposition that is before the Senate. This is an absolute rabble of a government. This is a government who say that they went to a double dissolution on this bill; yet during the election campaign, did we hear the bill debated? Did we hear any of the arguments that have been put up by Senator Brandis tonight? No, we did not. We did not hear those.

Senator Brandis interjecting—

Senator Brandis says, 'Yes, yes.' Well, we did not, Senator Brandis.