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

by leave—I indicate the opposition's broad agreement with the approach taken by the government. We think it is reasonable, given the documents that you have just tabled, Mr President, for senators who may only have been reading about these matters in the press to be able, should they wish, to appraise the documents which have been tabled prior to the motions being discussed. I thank the government for taking up that suggestion, and we indicate our agreement to proceeding with the debate at 12.30.