Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

It looks as though without any advocacy I am just as successful with Senator Xenophon, despite his very kind comments about my advocacy, so I might as well save my breath! I just put on the record, seriously, the coalition’s concerns. We would have preferred our amendments, but we accept that, other than for a senator not being present for a division, it would be very unlikely that our amendments would get up. We will not persist with them and, in those circumstances, we can move on to anticipate what the minister will say in relation to the amendments he will move and indicate opposition support for those amendments. I seek leave to withdraw opposition amendments (28) to (32) and (34) to (36) on sheet 5739 revised 2.

Leave granted.