Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The government has objected to formality for that motion. The Greens will not insist that we go through the process of a half-hour debate now as to why the matter is urgent and should have a proper debate, but we can assure the government that the Greens will revisit this matter by the placing of a further motion, in particular in light of the Obama government’s move on this matter, to get the Rudd government to follow suit.