Stephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

With these contributions in mind, the second reading amendment that has been circulated in my name—

I'm sure if the member for Mackellar wants to get himself on the speaking list he'll have the opportunity to do that. He should wait for his turn. Lord knows he likes the sound of his own voice, and there are not very many opportunities on the legislative agenda this week for a member of the government to speak, because there's not much legislation before the House. It's the second-last sitting week of the year, and least of all is there a bill to deal with a federal ICAC. It's nowhere to be seen. We are—what?—1,015 days in and it's nowhere to be seen.

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