Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

There clearly was a level of confusion, including a call by the chair that this was actually a vote that was carried in favour of the government. So I think that the best course of action is to clarify the true will of the Senate. In relation to the pairing arrangement, Senator Hanson was in the chamber and, as the leader of the One Nation party in the Senate, was able to give an indication of the intentions of Senators Burston and Georgiou and how they—