Kimberley Kitching (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm not actually suggesting that, because I'm going to come to someone else who was educated in European universities, Senator Seselja—through you, Acting Deputy President.

According to Liberal Party sources, when an enthusiastic PMO suggested that he incorporate comments about socialism into a Sydney Institute speech, he agreed with alacrity. Why? Because he misunderstands Australian political philosophy. In his speech he made the mistake of importing abstract European ideological categories into Australian politics, and his speech suggested that his understanding, in politics or in our society, is lacking. I can assure him that very few Australian voters care about 'socialist revisionism', whatever that might be. So let me attempt to re-educate Senator Cormann, not in a scary, Chinese labour camp kind of way but by telling him that the ALP has no interest in abstract ideological categories.

Senator Duniam interjecting—

Senator Smith interjecting—

Senator Dastyari interjecting—