Senate debates

Monday, 4 December 2023

Statements by Senators

Albanese Government

1:40 pm

Photo of Malcolm RobertsMalcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

It's ironic that the Prime Minister returns from kissing the ring of BlackRock, the largest predatory wealth fund in history, and dons a T-shirt from an anti-establishment punk rock band. We're on a highway to hell because Anthony Albanese has not grown into the prime ministership. He still acts as though selfies, band T-shirts and empty symbols are substitutes for thoughtful governance and hard work.

As a Senate, we stand at the Rubicon, with digital ID and misinformation bills in hand. We must decide as a Senate whether to cross into tyranny or take a principled stand in support of free speech, freedom of association and honest debate. It's an own goal that Anthony Albanese chose a band from a better time—

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