Tyron Whitten (WA, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw. With so many serious problems facing Australia, here is the Labor government wasting time doing favours for friends that want to push a radical gender ideology. If you have children or grandchildren and you want to have the option to send your kids to a school where they can just be kids and not be exposed to this radical ideology, write to your Labor members and ask them why they want to promote this ideology to children. Ask them why they buried it in an unrelated superannuation bill. Ask them why they are advocating for taking away parents' right to choose what is best for their kids. If you care about the wellbeing of children, the Labor party has abandoned you.

I'm giving those in this room who care deeply about the wellbeing and education of children an opportunity to reject the endorsement of radical gender ideology. If you vote this amendment down, you are telling all the parents of Australia that you agree that all schools, no matter their moral conviction, must adhere to this far-left madness. You will not be on the right side of history. Look at the UK's Cass review and the shutdown of the Tavistock clinic on the basis that the evidence for the treatment of children with puberty blockers was incredibly weak, with huge holes in the collection of data. It is dressed up as science, but any digging below the surface reveals that it is merely ideological fantasy.

Just this month, the Australian released a piece on the collection of data on puberty blockers in Australia. The data is being suppressed, with six out of eight states and territories withholding their information. If organisations like Equality Australia believe that they are doing the right thing, why the secrecy? Why not release all the data that supports the claims? The simple fact is that there is no data to support the claims. Their insane world view harms children. History will not look kindly on those who have hurt children in the name of ideology.

Once again, I ask everyone in this place to carefully consider which side of history they want to be on. How complicit do you want to be in promoting this madness? Let's leave parents with the option to not have their kids exposed to this insanity. Leave Christian and independent schools alone.