At the time he was heard yelling something along the lines of “HOW DO THEY SLEEP WHILE THEIR BEDS ARE BURNING, AAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!”
When questioned about the incident, Kevin Rudd defended Garrett’s actions, stating “I have absolute confidence in the minister” and that setting houses on fire “has been a very hard program to implement”.
UPDATE!!!!
More evidence of Garrett's night-time activities has come to light:
Peter Garrett, photographed in 1995 discussing the merits of burning down houses with the local constabulary.