I am dismayed the governor decided to veto a voter-oriented, good government piece of legislation, ... However, I understand this bill would have adversely affected his govern-by-initiative approach by forcing paid signature gatherers to reveal their true identity to voters.

This is a shameless, shameful moment ... as the government bulldozes through the sale of Telstra legislation… And it's a sad moment for the Australian people who are overwhelmingly opposed to the sale… We witnessed both in this chamber and over in the other chamber an almost obscene dancing by our political opponents when this legislation passed through,

They felt the legislation should be dealt with in the new legislative session that begins Tuesday rather than being rushed through in the closing days of this legislative calendar.

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.

If legislation doesn't protect habitat, how then can the government pretend that it will protect the species themselves?

The De-escalation of Nuclear Crises.