REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS

Senator BELL (New South Wales—One Nation Whip) (16:08): I'll keep my remarks quite short. I want to thank the Greens for their support for this motion that Senator Roberts has brought in, and I want to thank the crossbench. I also want to thank the coalition for their support as of 24 March 2026, when they stood in this chamber and argued that we were right.

I will quote Senator Brockman: The coalition will be supporting this motion, and I will explain why. We just saw from Senator Whiteaker how unseriously the government takes this issue, and it is a serious issue. It is a serious issue of economic freedom.

It is a serious issue that other countries are taking very important notice of. That was from the coalition as of 24 March 2026. I'll also point out that in his remarks Senator Brockman explained: What we have from the Labor Party is a deal done behind closed doors with no transparency, no consultation.

I can't help wonder what's occurred in the last week behind closed doors with no transparency and no consultation, because last time we checked with the coalition they did support this, and since that time they've changed their minds. Did they consult with you, Senator Roberts? Senator Roberts interjecting— Senator BELL: No.

I'm not sure what happened, but it did happen behind closed doors.