Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have a question for the minister, but before asking it I would like to address a comment that Senator Wong made. I have a lot of respect for Senator Wong's ability, but she referred, as I understand it, to Senator McCarthy as a representative of the First Peoples. I see Senator McCarthy as a gracious, committed person, a very considered person, but I don't see her as a representative of the First Peoples. I see her as a representative of the people of the Northern Territory in the same way as I see Senator McMahon as a representative of the Northern Territory. I've dealt with both and they are both strong representatives of their people. That's the way I see them. I don't see a skin colour. I see the passion for the people that they represent.

Minister, is it natural for a trial to be refined as experience is gained to find more effective solutions?