Andrew Laming (Bowman, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I accept the interjection and, yes, she has published one paper, so that is great. Now she needs to read more and incorporate them in the debate rather than make personal attacks. The point is: if you wish to place someone on a pedestal and engage in attacks that don't have a basis in science, you need to compete against antiscientific ideas with scientific debate, and you are not doing that. You are personally attacking people, and that is why these efforts will be futile. If you feel it is information, establish it and make the case, but respect that there is a large proportion of Australians with differing views. If you continue to regard them as deplorables, you will continue to struggle to have high levels of vaccination. Our job is to build consensus through science and through respectfully opposing these views, not attempting to silence people. All you do is feed the fire and make the problem worse.

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