Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

It is really very irresponsible of a senator to suggest that a government department is engaging in misinformation and disinformation at this time. It really is irresponsible of you in this place to do that.

You can disagree, but you know the way in which misinformation and disinformation is used in our society, particularly at this time, and you have a responsibility to use your platform in a more responsible way than you do, Senator Shoebridge. I know that politics is a hard game, but, really, you should use your platform a little more responsibly. I responded on that issue in my primary answer, where I explained—