Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, I seek leave to make a 30-second statement.

Leave granted.

I am rising to observe that this is a piece of legislation which the Senate is asked to pass judgment on without a single minute of debate. It is an absolute disgrace. That the Greens political party would make themselves complicit in this absolutely outrageous attack on the job that the Senate has got to do in the interests of all Australians is just outrageous.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that this bill be now read a second time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.