Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I can't believe this. Senator Wong got up this morning and said the notice of motion put before this parliament to with Iran was actually a stunt and a waste of the Senate's time. This is a stunt, what you've done, raising a censure against me. This is reiterated because a first-term Labor senator from Western Australia made clear Labor's intent to wedge the opposition and test its willingness to publicly rebuke One Nation, which has overtaken the coalition or drawn level in many polls. Isn't it interesting? One of your own Labor senators admitted it was a wedge. So, this is a stunt, and the people out there are fed up with this.

Just about all you speakers here are talking about the polls, and all you're worried about is the preferences. Are you going to get preferences? Are you doing preference deals with One Nation? It's a stick in your craw. The fact is, in your gut, you can't stand the fact that One Nation is now at 27 per cent or 28 per cent. You can't stand it. What's happening? We've still got two years to go before the election, but you have to raise these stunts all the time. I agree with most of what Senator Wong said in her speech—I really do—except for one thing: you got it wrong with my comments. You couldn't even get it right. That's what you've portrayed in this place and even what Senator Ruston portrayed by saying in her amendment, 'The Senate condemns and rejects Senator Hanson's inflammatory and divisive comments regarding Muslim Australians.' What did I say? Do you know what I said?