Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

This dysfunctional government has not explained the proposed changes to Labor or the parliament. Labor has now requested a briefing from the government. In the meantime, Labor will support this motion, which calls for further consideration of the impact of the proposed changes. In doing so, we seek clarification from the Australian Greens on this issue. In January 2016, shortly after he became Greens leader, Senator Di Natale announced that the Greens had embraced science and now supported GMOs; then Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon protested by making a financial donation to anti-GM activist group Gene Ethics; and now Senator Rice also seems to be contradicting her leader, with this motion critical of GMOs. Senator Rice, do the Greens agree with Senator Di Natale or former Senator Rhiannon?

Question agreed to.