Senate debates

Thursday, 14 February 2008

Rural and Regional Australia

4:42 pm

Photo of Steve HutchinsSteve Hutchins (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have got nothing against the Anglican Church, Senator. In fact, as you know, our leader converted from Catholicism to Anglicanism. I do not have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is the fact that Mr Schultz said that it was going to take too long to go through proper channels. You have been a minister. You know how much scrutiny is required of you when you make decisions, and you should never let  something like that happen. If you did let that happen when you were a minister, you should have been dealt with because, as you know, in these regional rorts programs that you had going you had the opportunity to make sure that at least scrutiny was provided. However, when it got to—

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