Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It's true! The Greens political party did go around making up these lies to try to convince the gullible people who they then sent to invade my office in Townsville and intimidate my staff. Can I tell you, Senator McKim: if you're going to send them, next time at least get them to go while I'm there. They won't worry me—that is, if they get out of jail in time.

I don't want to demean this debate. I just ask anyone interested in the facts—

Senator McKim interjecting—

interested in the facts, rather than the lies, to have a look at what Australian public servants say; to have a look at what the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea says—the actual facts of what's available. Everything you've heard from Senator McKim in this debate and elsewhere is factually wrong.