Deputy Speaker, it is hard to know where to start. There is so much to choose from. The hypocrisy in this chamber is overwhelming.
Two days ago, I wrote to the minister laying out our concerns with regards to his public and parliamentary statements and calling on him to correct the parliamentary and the public
Honourable Speaker, it is disappointing to hear Labor abandoning their longstanding process. I hear the argument but I do not necessarily accept it.
On behalf of the Greens, I stand by our statements. They are grounded in fact and we do not believe that it is possible to besmirch a person by speaking the truth.
There is nothing that I have said, or other Greens members have said, in here that is not based in fact and we stand by that.
It is clearly the case that the minister has failed to appropriately respond to an order of the House.
Being a minister is about much more than wearing a nice frock to the races. It is about having honesty and integrity.
The committee agreed on this code of conduct in the middle of last year. It could have been brought before parliament before the state election.
The long- awaited Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament is a written expression of our best selves.
Can you explain who made the decision to pay the legal costs of a member who is a serial liar and who has brought disrepute on the institution of parliament?
