Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

I think Senator Parry has made some very sensible points. I did not contribute to the debate on the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 except to incorporate a very brief speech to place my views on that piece of legislation before the Senate and to explain that I had agreed to pair votes with Senator Rod Kemp, who is representing Australia overseas on very important and, I am sure, strenuous ministerial duties at the Winter Olympics. I, like many others, was overwhelmed by the interest but not surprised. But the point I would like to make very briefly here, because everyone wants to head to various corners of our beautiful continent and get home—