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

I indicate our support for those amendments, for the reasons articulated by Senator Siewert. I will not go to them in detail. It is clear that the position that the government have adopted, in my view, is not tenable. They should really be persuaded to adopt our position—or, if not ours then Senator Siewert’s, representing the Greens. These amendments go in part to some of the areas we have already covered. I will not go through those again. I indicate our support for the amendments.

Question negatived.