Senate debates

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Bills

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025; Second Reading

12:53 pm

Photo of James PatersonJames Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) | Hansard source

In the interest of being helpful, to assist Senator McKim so he has the time to reflect on this, we have a royal commission right now into antisemitism. Standing up in this chamber and accusing other people of being 'captured by Zionist interests' is a dangerous and reckless thing to do. I encourage him, in the spirit of good debate in this chamber, to reflect on the consequences of language like that.

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