Ursula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | Hansard source

I just want to point out to everybody here the fact that this tactic was not discussed in the leaders and whips meeting this morning. When discussion was sorted out today about the way in which today’s proceedings would be debated and how today’s business would be managed, this issue was not raised. It comes to this point: it was not discussed in how the business of the Senate was going to proceed today. Therefore it goes to the lack of discipline around this issue. It is not going to happen. This is the second time this week that we have had an unprecedented lack of discipline and process in this place.