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

Mr President, you may wish to go away and consider this as well, but I do note that, earlier today, Senator Ruston used the words 'lying', 'liar' and 'lies' on multiple occasions in the contribution on the suspension debate and accused everyone on this side, knowing that they were lying. She made a number of allegations about lying. We didn't take offence, but I would ask you to reflect on whether or not, given that the Manager of Government Business in the Senate has been prepared to use those words, it's appropriate at this stage to rule this out.

Honourable senators interjecting—