Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:08): Australians want, and quite rightly demand, greater accountability of their registered organisations, especially trade unions, hence the coalition's registered organisations commissions bill. Labor and the Greens are impeding this with an attempt to refer the legislation not to the Senate's legislation committee but the Senate's references committee—a complete abuse of their numbers in this place. And the reason they are doing it is because they are hopelessly compromised. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Abetz, resume your seat. You are entitled to be heard in silence. Senator ABETZ: It is quite clear that the vast majority of those on the other side, chances are, in their previous careers had some understanding of these slush funds and might have some very interesting tales to tell about how these slush funds operated. We believe that those opposite are hopelessly compromised, but nevertheless we will introduce the legislation to— (Time expired)