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

The truth hurts. History will show that it was the Albanese Labor government in the 47th parliament, when it was elected in 2022, that within a year of election established, as promised, the National Anti-Corruption Commission. What a legacy that was.

That wasn't all we did. If you recall, there was this small issue that was lingering for many, many years called robodebt. Has anyone forgotten that? Robodebt was an absolute calamity for this nation, a complete and utter systemic failure of public administration, and it happened under the Liberals' watch. It was the Liberals who basically did nothing about robodebt but fuel it. It led to an immense amount of suffering for 430,000 Australians. Never forget that. It was this Labor government—not the crossbench, not Senator Pocock, not anyone else—that led the royal commission into robodebt. There were many recommendations and lessons that were learnt, which we are now working through and will enact, and will strengthen integrity in this country, ensuring that our most vulnerable are never subjected to that again.

We—not them, not anyone else, not any of the other passengers in this place—also are the ones who implemented the Bell inquiry recommendations to improve transparency and accountability and to restore public trust in Australian democracy.

I'll take the contributions from the Greens political party. Let's look at the Greens. The Greens stand here and champion transparency and openness, yet within their own political party they evict people over contested issues. What is it? Maybe you can help me out here. Maybe it's gender diversity. Those conversations are shut down and people are evicted. You even kicked out one of your own co-founders, Drew Hutton.

Honourable senators interjecting—