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

Quite a lot was said then. I will not take anywhere near that amount of time; I will just make a few short points. The Australian Greens are about to vote against propositions that not only are their policy but they supported when we put a bill into the parliament in 2009. The only justification they have put to the Senate—and to their supporters; remember, they are voting against Greens party policy—is, 'This bill is about something else.' This is another opportunity to get donation reform up. You cannot say you support political donation reform and then vote against lower disclosure thresholds. It is just not logical. In fact, it is worse than that; it is enormously hypocritical.