Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:42): As I said, I have not had the opportunity to read the essay— Senator Conroy interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy! Senator BRANDIS: and so I am not at liberty to comment on particular observations that Mr Abbott may have made in the article, nor is it my practice, and nor would you expect me, to engage in political commentary on events of the recent past. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On my left!
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