Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

It is a courtesy rather than a breach of standing orders, I would suggest. If I could ask senators to particularly keep in mind we are not aware why, in this pandemic, certain senators may not be able to attend, and we've facilitated—

Senator Cormann interjecting—

Senator Hanson is attending remotely. Generally, if senators are not in the chamber in this period, particularly with the travel restrictions in place, I would urge senators to adopt a charitable approach to it rather than assign a motive.