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

I did answer the question by saying that this matter is being investigated by the AFP, and we trust them to do their job.

Now, Senator Paterson talks about the alleged voting record of the opposition. It's a matter of record; it's in the Hansard that yesterday the opposition voted with the Greens against our attempt to make tough laws even tougher. The only thing that's been alleged in the last couple of weeks that hasn't been true is Senator Paterson's allegation that there was a terrorist attack on the US-Canada border. He's content to go out there and make up stuff in order to whip up anxiety in the community, rather than actually working responsibly with the government to make our tough laws even tougher.