Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

We expect election campaigns in this country to be fought hard. But the campaign we are seeing from the New South Wales Labor Party has taken us to new lows. Before our eyes, we are witnessing the most dishonest, the most deceitful and the most hypocritical campaign in our nation's history. But do not take my word for it; take the word of former Labor minister Martin Ferguson, who said: 'It's just deliberately misleading the public, creating unnecessary fear and trying to scare people into voting for Labor not on merit but on misinformation. In many ways, I am ashamed of the Labor Party.'

Or take the word of former New South Wales Labor Treasurer Michael Costa, who said, 'Lie after desperate lie is being thrown at the public in an attempt to frighten the electorate into rejecting the Baird government's sensible and moderate reforms.' But now even the Race Discrimination Commissioner, a former Labor staffer, has launched a scathing attack. He said: 'We should not be inflaming xenophobia. In this case, it is disappointing that political advertisements of the Labor Party have resorted to such fearmongering.'

New South Wales Labor remains totally unfit to hold office. The challenge is now on for all those members to either stand up and condemn this or to be part of it and complicit.

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