Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The only thing I was really going to add, and having listened to Senator Stott Despoja I think it is worth while adding it, is that when you hear the government’s point, that is the problem with it. They need to clarify it again. If it was that obvious, they would not need to get on their feet and clarify it. Mr Ruddock’s original preference was to leave it the way it was. Unfortunately in this instance I think they try to explain it too much. If it is that plain, they could have left it. Notwithstanding that, we have our own amendment on this, as I indicated earlier. We do not need to explain it; I think it is obvious.