Brandis, Sen George

Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:02): There has been no partisan attack on the President of the Human Rights Commission. I refer to what I said in my remarks to the chamber earlier today. There was, however, Senator Wong—and you, as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate ought to take responsibility for this—a disgraceful attack on the integrity of the secretary of my department, Chris Moraitis, by your colleague Senator Jacinta Collins—a disgraceful, contemptible attack on the integrity of a respected, independent public servant.