Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Can I just be clear: the opposition had indicated to the chamber that we were prepared to facilitate resolution of this matter by the adjournment time, which is now. We were then told, as I understood it, that this would continue for a short period of time. The motion moved by the minister is not for a short period of time. Perhaps the motion should be consistent—

Debate interrupted.