Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Playing the traditional guessing game, Mr President, of 'please rule in one recommendation versus another recommendation' is a time-honoured practice exercised by those in opposition. The government is considering all of the recommendations. It is not giving any early indications of where it is going to land on the Finkelstein recommendations. I am sure that Senator Birmingham will wait with bated breath, but at this stage I am not going to be able to be too much more helpful until after the government has finished deliberating.