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

by leave—First of all, Deputy President, I thank you and I thank the whips for their indulgence. I regret my mistake in missing this. I also thank Senator Shoebridge for pointing that out to me. He and I both missed it.

I'm not going to say much—I just want to get a few things on the record—because Senator Shoebridge has spoken well on this issue. An internal inquiry is a woefully inadequate response from the federal government, when we want some documents. What are they hiding? The second thing is that I will accept Senator Shoebridge's offer—through you, Deputy President—to work together with other members of the Senate in pursuing this matter. We have a number of options, and we will do so. That's all I need to say right now, other than to seek leave to continue my remarks later.

Leave granted; debate adjourned.