Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Liberals and Nationals need to take a long, hard look at themselves. You've just had your backsides handed to you on a platter by the Australian people. They've rejected the direction you're moving in. You need to course-correct. You need to listen to the people, move back to the centre. It's important for this country that we have a decent opposition. It's important for this country that we have an alternative party that is worthy of government. But, if you're not able to do that, people like me will happily come and take your seats. Once we've finished with the Liberal seats, we'll move on to the National seats. One we're finished with the National seats, we'll move to the One Nation seats. All those communities have grievances that only a Labor government is addressing.

Stop using migrants as a political football. Migrants are not the problem; they are part of the solution. If there is a problem with infrastructure and housing then, as a parliament, let's work collaboratively and solve that.