Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on Senator Conroy's point of order and the request that the Attorney do the right thing, as Senator Collins has just done, and withdraw. The inference, as I understand it, that Senator Conroy and the opposition are concerned about is an inference about the conduct of Mr Shorten at a royal commission. That is a much more serious inference than a general proposition about whether someone is being helpful or not helpful. It goes directly to his conduct as a witness. I would invite the Attorney to do the right thing and withdraw.

Senator Conroy interjecting—