Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Acting Deputy President, that is not a basis for not withdrawing that assertion. There are plenty of other forms of language that could be used by Senator Rennick to describe a disagreement that he has. Describing somebody, particularly somebody who's given evidence in Senate proceedings, using the terminology that Senator Rennick has is not acceptable. I'd ask you again to request that he withdraw it.