Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy President, I am speaking on the point of order raised by Senator—

A government senator: You should be speaking from your seat.

I am sorry; I have been told by a Labor Party person I should be speaking from my seat. Mr Deputy President, I am speaking on the point of order raised by Senator Brandis. Senator Brandis is absolutely correct—how can we know what we are voting on in this chamber when we do not have any discussion, any argument in favour or against the amendment or any argument in favour or against the bill? How can we possibly do this in a situation where the Labor Party and the Greens have gagged every piece of debate, every piece of argument on four or five bills we are required to vote on tonight?