Senate debates
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Motions
National Security
12:46 pm
David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) | Hansard source
Well, this is the One Nation dog whistle, isn't it? They come in here, proposing legislation they know is unconstitutional. It's got about as much chance of surviving a constitutional challenge as a paper kite in a bushfire. That's what they're proposing with this legislation. They even say it. They come and say, 'Let it go to the courts; we don't have to worry about constitutionality.' Senator Hanson tried to go to Syria on a Channel 7 funded trip. She tried to go there, but it was all too hard. Well, I'll tell you what. I've been to north-east Syria, and I've spoken to the people who fought and defeated ISIS. I've spoken to those brave women fighters who fought and defeated ISIS, and they don't support what Senator Hanson is doing.
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