Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I will make a few comments in relation to Senator McDonald's suspension motion. I will probably take the same broad-ranging approach that she did, so I would ask for the same latitude on indulgence. How wonderful it was to have the Prime Minister of Canada here today and see the welcome that he was given here in the parliament by both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition's comments were welcome. It was good to see him talking about somebody at Oxford or Cambridge—or wherever it was—who he actually did meet. We can trust that we can verify this because there is independent verification of it this time.

In relation to Senator McDonald's substantial resolution and the One Nation and National Party—

Well, we let it go on.