Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

I addressed these issues in some detail yesterday. As I indicated yesterday, there is never, ever a place for bullying in any workplace. We do work in a particular workplace, where exchanges of views and seeking to convince each other of the merits of our arguments on policy and personnel is part of our core business. From time to time we go through difficult periods. The Labor Party has gone through difficult periods throughout its history, we've gone through some more challenging periods throughout our history and I suspect that the same will be the case in the future. So, what I would suggest to Senator McAllister and others who are trying to opportunistically deal with these issues right now—those in glass houses—