Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

Some elements of the environment movement backed in the Labor Party.

Senator Watt interjecting—

You know, Senator Watt, and they know who they were. And boy did that backfire on them massively. And here you've got the Labor Party repaying that favour that some parts of the environment did them during the election campaign by coming in here and suggesting to the LNP that they should move this draconian amendment to an already-draconian bill that the Labor Party used to oppose but now, in the new Labor way, support.

I want to be very clear about what this parliament's just witnessed. This parliament's just witnessed the Labor Party voting against its own recommendations from the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee. That's what the Labor Party has just done, by voting against the Australian Greens second reading—

Senator Watt interjecting—

I'll take some aspect of that loud interjection, despite the fact that I didn't hear it.