Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I was on my feet seeking leave to make a statement before Senator Wong jumped up and moved on to a different topic, so I would seek leave now to make a statement.

Leave granted.

Well, what an absolute disgrace, both sides here. We've had debate all morning over how this particular bill that was rammed through the House could be managed, and now we see collusion between the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, cuddling up to ram through amendments that this Senate still hasn't even seen. It hasn't even seen those amendments. When Senator Birmingham and Senator Wong want to come in here and pretend that there is a working relationship—you've left out a big chunk of this chamber. The crossbench has not seen these amendments. The crossbench has not been briefed on them. But what we do know is that this government and the opposition are going to do everything they can to circumvent the High Court and reinstate mandatory minimum sentences, which we know are terrible, which we know are out of order when it comes to the rule of law and which we know are antidemocratic. And now here we see this government wants to work with the opposition—