REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS

Senator KOVACIC (New South Wales) (16:08): I didn't intend to speak on this, but I will momentarily. I'm struck by the comments from the Greens. I don't know if you've forgotten, but a matter of days ago— The PRESIDENT: Senator Kovacic, please direct your comments to the chair.

Senator KOVACIC: Yes—via you, President. I'm not sure if the chamber remembers, but a number of days ago, the Greens struck a deal with the government in relation to CGT and negative gearing. The thing is, you could have, as a part of that deal, included young people in superannuation.

You chose not to. You traded them away. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: To the chair.

Senator KOVACIC: Through the chair—they traded away young people and superannuation. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator KOVACIC: It appears that they decided that they would prefer— Senator Shoebridge: We could have supported crocheting!

The PRESIDENT: Order! I have called Senator Shoebridge and Senator McKim to order several times. Senator McKim: Guilty by association!

The PRESIDENT: You are wilfully disrespecting me, and I will name the both of you. Senator KOVACIC: The reality is, the Greens chose to trade away superannuation for young Australians under 18 to instead tax widows. They thought that would be a better choice.

In reality, where we are today with this circumstance is because you made a decision about what was more important to you, and you are now pretending that you care about people under 18. The PRESIDENT: The question is that the disallowance motion as moved by Senator Pocock be agreed to.