Anne Webster (Mallee, National Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Hansard source

'There's nothing to see here. I'm actually happy with the make-up of this parliament.' That's exciting. So suddenly that was off the table. That's not leadership. Why were those discussions even taking place in the crisis that this nation is facing? It's a really good question.

Failure No. 2—let us talk about antisemitism just for a moment and the awful events that took place at Bondi. The Prime Minister took four years to finally call out antisemitism, and he would not use the words 'Islamic extremism'. Consequently, Bondi took place. Suddenly they're at panic stations, and things need to take place; action needs to happen. We called for a royal commission over and over again. It took the Prime Minister around three weeks to eventually come to a point where a royal commission was actually called for. That is not leadership; that is following once the herd has bolted. Australians wanted a royal commission, and this Prime Minister did not come to the table.

There are so many other examples of his failure to lead. Our nation deserves better.

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