Senate debates

Thursday, 23 August 2018

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Suspension of Standing Orders

12:30 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I can hear Senator O'Sullivan sniping from the sidelines. He better watch what he says, because we know that he is incapable of thinking before he speaks. We know that he is incapable of behaving himself in this place. No wonder he lost pre-selection. Even the National Party don't want this bloke on their benches anymore. Even the National Party are sick and tired of his outdated views. I tell you what, I'm not going to come into this place and be shut down from representing the views of the South Australians who put me here to fight for them and to fight for our state to be clean and green and not riddled with radioactive waste in our backyard, in our national parks or in the Flinders Ranges.

That's what this government wants to do: dump nuclear waste in the Flinders Ranges, right in the heart of our state's beautiful tourism hotspot. People come from all over the world to see the Flinders Ranges, and the Turnbull government—or maybe the Dutton government, or maybe the Scott Morrison government. Who knows? But what we do know is that the coalition government don't care about regular Australians, and that has been shown in spades today. They're more interested in their own egos and in working out which bloke gets the top job than they are in doing anything for the people of this country. No wonder Australians are sick and tired and fed up with politics in Australia! Look at the rabble that is leading this country. Mr Peter Dutton as the Prime Minister of Australia terrifies so many Australians. The idea that this government would be led by him is— (Time expired)

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