Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I note the opposition’s comments on this issue, and I also note that this was a savings measure which was first identified in February of this year. It is interesting that it has taken until now for the opposition to try to jump on board—that is, not until it was in the paper. I have to say the hypocrisy on the other side of the chamber on this issue is breathtaking. When the Howard government came to power it slashed the human rights commission’s budget by 14 per cent.