Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Greens will be supporting this motion, and we welcome the opposition bringing it forward. I just want to point out the rather inconsistent way in which foreign policy, defence and national security motions are dealt with in this place. I think it is worthwhile pointing out the rather uneven and patchy way in which foreign policy motions are dealt with in here. We welcome this motion coming forward, and I do not want to detract from its importance and its significance given the magnitude of the disaster unfolding in Syria, but leave has been granted by everybody, and I hope that that courtesy is extended to the crossbench and indeed to anyone in here wanting to raise a foreign policy matter or a defence matter in formal business.

Question agreed to.