Ross Cadell (NSW, National Party, Shadow Minister for Water) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Deputy President. I will give you the Reader's Digest version of what I was going to say. When I was speaking on gun laws, I mentioned that I didn't blame the Greens for the way they voted because it is in their DNA to oppose them, but I was critical about Labor. But, on this, the boot is on the other foot. We have Labor doing what's in their DNA: introducing a bill late, not giving the reasons for it and guillotining it through with no debate, no inquiry, no knowledge—because that is their core and DNA. But I find it strange that the Greens should support this, because this isn't in their DNA. I note Senator McKim was there, my militant brother on the supermarket inquiry. He wanted more powers to the ACCC, and now we're not giving the ACCC the ability to prosecute people. As Theodore Logan said, 'Strange things are a foot at the Circle K'—