Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Here today we've seen the dirty deal between Labor and the Greens to guillotine legislation. What day is it today? Many on this side would know.

Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Friday!

Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, it is Friday, Senator Henderson, but it's also National Agriculture Day. What's one of the bills that Labor and the Greens have joined together to guillotine? It's a bill on live exports, the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Bill 2023. The bill itself is fairly non-controversial, but the Greens amendments to the bill are highly controversial. They would be fought against by every farmer in this nation. On National Agriculture Day, Labor and the Greens join together to gag debate on these horrendous Greens amendments. We'll see what the Labor government does in terms of these amendments and if they've done some sort of dirty deal with the Greens on these amendments.

Honourable senators interjecting—

Dorinda Cox (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order!

Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

They will have every Australian farmer up in arms—even more than they are at the moment, because they're already horrified by this Labor government. The survey results show it. Well over 60 per cent of Australian farmers in a NFF survey say that this Labor government has got its policy settings wrong for the bush. They're running a campaign against the anti-farming policies of Labor: things like the ban on live exports, the changes to Australian competition laws, and a visa pathway for agricultural workers, which this government is denying.

Dorinda Cox (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Before I call Senator Grogan, can I remind senators in the chamber that if they'd like to make a contribution, they should book themselves in for adjournment this afternoon. The interjections across the chamber—

Hollie Hughes (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There is no adjournment this afternoon.

Dorinda Cox (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's not for debate, Senator Hughes. It is disorderly. Please let speakers be heard in silence and through the chair.