Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

When we have the Prime Minister of this country whipping up fears around African immigrants and when we have the potential future Prime Minister of this country saying that bringing Lebanese Muslims into this country was a mistake and blaming refugees for both taking people's jobs and taking welfare, we know what's in store. The next election is going to be an ugly, calculated attempt at race-baiting to win over One Nation voters, who have a right to be angry at governments for letting them down, but the enemy is not their neighbour who has chosen Australia to make their home; the enemy is the political and economic system that has been bought by vested interests and big corporations, who make massive donations to both sides of politics so that they can get what they want—everybody else be damned! That's what we're facing. In a few months we'll be facing an election. I say to the people of Australia, to all of you in the gallery: the Greens are with you. We'll fight them every step of the way, and we will not let them win.