Helen Kroger (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Brown's comments then would have been laughable if the issue were not so serious. This is just another demonstration of the Greens' insatiable desire and lust for power and control over the processes of this place. We have seen that demonstrated with their formal alliance with the government. We have seen it in relation to the successful and effective way in which they have set the national agenda. And we are seeing it yet again today in the way in which they want to control more of the Senate processes.

Senator Brown was lauding the talent of those in the Greens. I think that it is quite right to acknowledge the talent and experience of your own colleagues, but he is actually suggesting Senator Wright—a new senator to this place—stacks up against Senator Humphries, who has been, if nothing else, the Attorney-General of the ACT. Senator Wright, how does that make you more equipped than him to be the chair of this committee? What an absolute nonsense!

Let me go on. I gave Senator Humphries two seconds to write two lines—