Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to support the right of Senator Bridget McKenzie, a member of the opposition and the leader of the National Party in the Senate, to actually speak in the chamber. The last time I checked, colleagues, is that not what we are here for—to speak on behalf of the Australian people? But those on the other side seem to have a problem with that. If you are reading directly from the talking points given to you by the government, regardless of the topic, regardless of whether you've actually read them—I often come here and have to say, 'I'm pretty sure there was a full stop there; I'm pretty sure there was meant to be a comma, but that's fine,'—you're reading talking points. Guess what? Senator McKenzie has the right to come into this chamber—