Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

The aspersion is that he is standing over his colleagues. It is an appalling reflection—and quite untrue, I might say. But this minister thinks he can get away with any sort of union bullyboy tactics in this chamber, and we are not prepared to let him do that. If he does not withdraw, then perhaps there are other matters that we should be considering in relation to the whole program.