David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

It is urgent because currently Australia is one of the only longstanding liberal democracies on the planet not to have a human rights act. Every day we don't have a human rights act is because of a deliberate choice of the Albanese Labor government. A recommendation to adopt a human rights act was adopted by this parliament's Human Rights Joint Committee. Every single member of that committee, from all political parties, including the Greens, including Labor and including the coalition, recommended a human rights act. Every day we don't have a human rights act is laid at the feet of the Albanese Labor government. There is a guaranteed pathway through this parliament, with the Greens in the Senate, to ensure that we have a human rights act.