John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, Senator Whish-Wilson, you were with me. You have seen me cross the floor on this very issue. I have sat alongside the Greens. Senator Dastyari has called for a royal commission but never had the stomach to cross the floor. Do you know why? Because in the Labor Party if you do that you get booted. That is the democratic Labor Party. You happen to vote against what your team thinks and you are on your bike. Your career is finished. In the National Party and the Liberal Party crossing the floor is not common, but at least we are free to have a free vote on how we like on any issue and we do not get expelled from the party.