Stopping parliament proceedings for an entire day has been labelled a 'waste of time ' by Senator David Leyonhjelm . ' I hope Bob Hawke does n't die soon , otherwise we 'll never get any work done , ' the Liberal Democrat told reporters in Canberra on Monday . Mr Fraser , Australia 's 22nd prime minister , died on Friday aged 84 . Asked by Daily Mail Australia if parliament had gone too far in suspending business for an entire day , Senator Leyonhjelm said : 'Yes we are . The parliamentary agenda is very full . I see no reason why we should lose an entire sitting day . ' 'Would it show any less respect if we resumed normal business after condolence speeches ? I don ’ t believe so , ' he added . Scroll down for video . ' I have almost nothing positive to say about him . He began his career as a right winger and finished it as a left-winger . He prevented his Treasurer from implementing much needed reforms , ' Senator Leyonhjelm said of the late Malcolm Fraser . ' A waste of time ' . Senator David Leyonhjelm is unimpressed by the decision to suspend parliamentary business for a full day in order to pay tribute to former PM Malcolm Fraser . Malcolm Fraser was Australia 's 22nd prime minister , he died on Friday aged 84 . A state funeral will be held for him in Melbourne on Friday . Prime Minister Tony Abbott led tributes to Mr Fraser before parliamentary business is suspended for the day . Senator Leyonhjelm said he had no fond words to say about Mr Fraser , other than he defeated Gough Whitlam in 1975 . 'My mum said if you ca n't say anything good about someone do n't say anything at all . So I 'll be totally silent today , ' he added . ' I have almost nothing positive to say about him . He began his career as a right winger and finished it as a left-winger . He prevented his Treasurer from implementing much needed reforms . His opposition to apartheid was sincere , but he was by no means alone in that , ' Senator Leyonhjelm added . The Senator 's office confirming to Daily Mail Australia , that he was n't impressed that a full day of work would because of condolence motions and they needed to be focusing on 'important legislation ' . 'This is the last week before a six week recess . Inevitably the government will seek to curtail debate and restrict the ability of the Senate to review legislation . This is not good for democracy . ' ' I wouldn ’ t wish to limit the right of any MP to have a say . However , many won ’ t say anything and it won ’ t require a day for it , ' he said . Meantime , Liberal Senator Chris Back said it was tragic that Mr Fraser and Mr Whitlam had died within five months of each other . 'They were both mountains of men , ' he said . Independent senator Jacqui Lambie spoke at length with Mr Fraser in December about refugees before voting against a government bill for temporary protection visas and fast-track processing . Tony Abbott has led a full day of tributes in Australia 's parliament for the late Malcolm Fraser , who died on Friday - the day-long condolences has been criticised by a Liberal Democrat Senator as ' a waste of time ' 'To me , the amount of knowledge that he had , that will be greatly missed , especially when it comes to immigration , ' she said . Prime Minister Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have begun the tributes this morning in the House of Representatives . Liberal Zed Seselja said he had n't always agreed with Mr Fraser , especially in his later years , but there was no taking away his significant contribution to Australia . Asked how Mr Fraser would be remembered in the Liberal Party , the senator told reporters : 'Obviously there will be mixed reviews . Because in his later years Malcolm took a very different view from the Liberal Party on many issues . '
Spending a full day paying tribute to Malcolm Fraser is ' a waste of time ' according to Senator David Leyonhjelm . The outspoken politician said he had nothing good to say about Australia 's 22nd Prime Minister . The Senator further made his displeasure know by saying ' I hope Bob Hawke does n't die soon , we 'll never get any work done ' A state funeral will be held on Friday in Melbourne for Mr Fraser .