Senate debates Business

Consideration of Legislation


Simon Birmingham

Simon Birmingham SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs

3:01 pm

Well, President, there's frustration here—and understandably so—because those opposite have sought to apply a guillotine across multiple pieces of legislation. This chamber, had I not intervened, was about to move onto considering the live animal exports amendment bill with not an iota of debate. Not a second of debate or further scrutiny is allowed further to the bill, to the committee stage nor to any of the amendments that are being proposed to the bill.

Opposition senators interjecting—

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