Barry O'Sullivan (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the outset I want to say that it is not often that you will find me assisting the Australian Labor Party with their debate on an issue. It is interesting to see that Senator Brown was sent into the chamber to lead the charge. Our quartet of the Cs of the party—the Conroys, the Collins, the Carrs and the Camerons—are too embarrassed to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the elevation and the evolution of these reforms. It is good to see Senator Wong in the chamber, but she has been sent in because of their embarrassment. I am here to help them.

Firstly, let's debunk a few things about the undue haste involved with the journey that has led us to this very important bill to introduce transparency.