Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians have rejected the Prime Minister's divisive changes to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Will the Prime Minister listen to the Australian people and abandon his proposed changes? When will the Prime Minister agree that protecting racists and bigots is not the Australia that we want to see?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) | Link to this | Hansard source

Racism has no place in Australian society, no place whatsoever. Racism is absolutely abhorrent. Racism has no place in our society and neither do unreasonable restrictions on free speech. As the House would know, we have called for debate, we have sought community input, we are considering the submissions that we have received and we will be responding in due course.

Mr Perrett interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Moreton!