Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson more air time to spout her racism while attention gets steered away from Labor's inaction and back onto One Nation and the coalition. Labor are trying to frame themselves as the good guys here; they aren't. That's why I'm focusing on them today, because what we see from Senator Hanson is part of a problem that this Labor government is creating by failing to take any real action. This government sees racism only as a political opportunity, not as a real threat to real people. They just speak about it when they see something to gain, like they do today. But they take no real action to tackle it.

Today, Muslim people are again being used as political footballs—not respected, not protected. And Labor brand themselves as the champions of racialised communities, but the reality is that they do nothing, and today they are using us as part of their own political strategy. I'll acknowledge that my amendment is a wedge, too, but mine actually points to real, practical policy solutions. It's a sad state of affairs that this do-nothing government can be wedged simply by offering them solutions.

So yes, Labor, here is your wedge: a real, tangible, actionable road map to protect people and tackle racism. You can vote my amendment down—which I know you will, because this censure motion is only about cheap politics; it's not about real action. This vote will show clearly how much you really care about tackling racism in here. With that, and around this country—there are no good racists—