Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I won't be shut down in this debate. If Mr Byrne has any knowledge of these activities, it appears that his role as deputy chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is untenable. But there are other federal MPs who have said very little, including the member for Corio, Richard Marles, and Senator Carr, who are closely aligned with Mr Byrne in Victoria. It is indeed the case that the most prominent beneficiary of this week's fiasco is Mr Marles, and I ask: is that a coincidence? As the new king of Labor's Right in Victoria after Mr Marles white-anted the member for Maribyrnong, Mr Shorten, Victorians, and particularly the people—