Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Stephens for her question and her longstanding commitment to Australian science. There has been a very important moment to affirm our respect for science. There has never been a more important moment in which to do so. It has almost been four centuries since the passing of the Enlightenment but, by now, you would have thought—