Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

On the point of order, Mr Chairman, I support Senator Ludwig's contention on the matter of privilege, but, in relation to his other point of order, the first one he made, Senator Bernardi withdrew the adjectives and he is now relating a set of facts. You can hardly say that that is contrary to your ruling and you can hardly say that that is casting aspersions on Senator Bob Brown. He is simply relating—