Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

We all know about Senator Roberts and his so-called empirical evidence, which he seems to get out of the dark web. I don't know where he finds it. I don't why anyone would listen to Senator Roberts on any matter to do with animal vaccines, plant products or human vaccines, but if he wants to continue asking questions about vaccines, I am very happy to provide him with factual, science based evidence.

Senator Hanson and Senator Roberts, I know you struggle with science and I know you struggle with evidence, but I'm happy to keep providing it to you because I genuinely hope that you, like me, have a deep concern about making sure that Australia remains foot-and-mouth-disease free, which we are, and that we are properly prepared for an outbreak if one were to occur. That is certainly what I'm working on. I hope that you join with me, as I hope the opposition joins with me, in that regard.