Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

This motion vilifying the Exclusive Brethren marks a new low in Australian politics. The fact that it has been on the Notice Paper for three months and has been moved will be seen for years to come as a regrettable blot on this great chamber. It is a blot because it affronts the most basic of human rights—the freedom of association and the freedom of religion—and because it has been motivated by the basest considerations.