Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The lowest form of dishonest politics is to deliberately spread what you know to be lies, misinformation and untruths during a time of crisis. This summer the first lie was that it was the greenies' fault that we saw these bushfires. It was conveniently peddled by the Murdoch press and their platform here in Australia. Very quickly, within a week, it was followed by arsonists being responsible for these fires. They were deliberate misinformation campaigns designed to deflect the blame from the government—yes, flee the chamber, Senator Chandler. You could learn something if you listened to this contribution.