Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy President, as I heard, this was a personal explanation under standing order 190, for which Senator Cameron sought leave to make the personal explanation. Standing order 190 says:

By leave of the Senate, a senator may explain matters of a personal nature ...

There's no way in the world that what Senator Cameron is talking about—other people—has anything to do with him. They don't mention him at all. Perhaps in the first part of his explanation, he did say a couple of words about his own position, but certainly all that he is now putting on the record has nothing to do with matters of a personal nature. I ask you to bring the senator to order under standing order 190.