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

Sorry, my apologies—Mr Joyce, the Deputy Prime Minister, said:

… we are not emphatically opposed to this.

So rather than sitting down and consulting with all affected parties—and I know, Senator Madigan, that you will stand up and say, 'I did consult on the weekend.' I am aware that you gathered bodies—I was shocked to hear that you did not invite any representatives from the Transport Workers’ Union, a stakeholder in the sector.

Senator Madigan interjecting—

I know you had a meeting with them, but I was told that they were not invited. I could be wrong. If you indicate to me in the chamber that that was wrong, then I am happy to accept that.

Senator Madigan interjecting—

I did not speak to them about it. Someone else who attended told me that.