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

On the point of order, we understand your indication that you are taking this matter away to consider it. I also respect your ruling from yesterday and, I think, the day before in relation to plurals versus individuals—collective insults as opposed to individual ones. I would make a point here for your consideration when you subsequently are considering the Hansard, Mr President. There is a point about accountability to the parliament that the opposition is seeking to press. We all know that a statement to the parliament is very different to one outside the parliament. That is the point we wish to press. If the problem is the word 'dodge', we're happy to insert the word 'avoid'.