Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Well, with respect to Senator Cash, I'm not going to take as read what she is asserting. If she has questions about the exercise of that law by ministers, I'll certainly see whether we can provide any further information in the absence of any further detail now. But I would make the point that if Senator Cash and those opposite are interested in increasing the penalties on persons released then perhaps Senator Cash could explain to the chamber why her party voted with Adam Bandt and their party against legislation designed to increase the severity of penalties—

I'll take the interjection. She says it's because we had to wait for the High Court. Isn't that interesting, because, as I recall, you were in here being very loud about why we didn't have to wait for the High Court. So, which is it, Senator Cash? (Time expired)