Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

The key condition of the jobs deal for the three rogue senators is that they be benched—off the front bench for six months after breaking shadow cabinet solidarity. I was thinking to myself, 'What was another example where we saw three people sidelined for breaking the rules of the game?' And there it was: sandpapergate—that infamous time when we saw three of Australia's top cricketers sidelined for months after being banned for ball tampering. Now we see, in here, Senator McKenzie as the new Steve Smith, the leader who should really know better. Senator McDonald is David Warner, urging him into a scrap. And poor old Senator Cadell is Cameron Bancroft, the new guy who's been led astray. You are focused on your jobs. We're— (Time expired)