Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I got that from House of Cards. I only have three minutes left to go, so, rather than you having to go and have some kind of shock treatment, I would like to leave on this very important note: I throw down the challenge to Rupert Murdoch, to Roger Corbett and to the big end of town in this country that if you want the right economic reform in Australia, while this government is still around—and hopefully it will not be for much longer—bring some good economic reform that the Greens can vote on and we will get this through.

Do not waste the opportunity on section 46 competition policy. It is not a sign of weakness to admit you were wrong and to change your mind. Bring some good reform back to this Senate that helps small business and helps farmers and that helps to at least provide a level playing field. It is not a silver bullet—who knows whether it would work, and we will not know until it is tested—but at least bring back the recommendations of the Harper review so that we can actually give farmers and small business what they want in this country, not this kind of reform that is designed to put a few extra dollars into the pockets of the Australian Bankers' Association and the big banks. This is a really poor attempt at legislative reform.