Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

12:02 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

It is so clear that the opposition has rolled over, and the Prime Minister is ramming through legislation that satisfies the gambling industry. The people on the backbench of the Labor Party must be appalled. They must be shamed by this. How terrible to see Peta Murphy's legacy thrown out the door because the Prime Minister wants to deliver for the gambling lobby. And what have we got from the Leader of the Opposition? We've got: 'Oh, okay, Prime Minister. Whatever you say, Prime Minister.' How pathetic. What an absolute stitch-up. Today, we're going to get an hour's motion rammed through this place with a long list of bills where the Prime Minister and Angus Taylor, the Leader of the Opposition, have had to try and—they just want it rammed through here. Where is the backbone of the Liberal Party in all of this? Where is the leadership from Mr Angus Taylor? From where I sit, Mr Angus Taylor looks more like Toto than he does the Leader of the Opposition.

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