Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

In light of what we just saw at the commencement of this debate, I'm going to repeat the first couple of sentences of my contribution because I think they are as important as ever.

The unity with which all mainstream political parties in Australia have stood against Nazi ideology, Nazi sympathisers and Nazi propaganda has provided a strong and enduring protection against a known evil being able to inflict harm on our society. To fracture that unity would be to open a crack to people whose views are repugnant, are dangerous and are divisive. We must continue to stand as one against an ideology that is most associated—

Honourable senators interjecting—