Senate debates

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Bills

Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Full Face Coverings in Public Places) Bill 2017; Second Reading

10:37 am

Photo of Cory BernardiCory Bernardi (SA, Australian Conservatives) Share this | Hansard source

Senator McKim says it's not about telling people how to dress. But the big problem with Senator McKim and his rhetoric is that he's blinded by his own ideology. The big deal here is that Senator McKim is prepared to surrender our values and our culture at the altar of political correctness. He is a sell-out. He is the Neville Chamberlain of the Australian debate: 'Appease everyone, and it will be okay. We can be in some great global environment.'

Senator McKim interjecting—

What I would suggest to you is that if the Greens voters, led by Senator McKim, decided to go and perch themselves in Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia for a little while, let's see how far their discussion gets. That's the reality of it. We've got to defend our culture. (Time expired)

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