Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a five-minute statement in response to Senator Faruqi's motion from Monday 1 September regarding social cohesion.

Leave not granted.

Pursuant to contingent notice of motion standing in my name, I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from making a statement.

I was on the speakers' list yesterday, but I was blocked and denied the right to speak. On Sunday, One Nation senators and the member for Kennedy were the only members in this parliament who defied the far left and the mainstream media to stand with many thousands of Australians protesting against mass migration. Yesterday, the hateful Greens tried to force the Senate to condemn these everyday Australians for marching under their national flag.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have a point of order on relevance. Senator Hanson needs to mount an argument as to why standing orders should be suspended. That is the motion she has put. In fact, she is not mounting that kind of an argument. She's engaging in a political attack which is not relevant to the question before the chair.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would think, on the surface, that these speeches are always wide-ranging, but I will give Senator Hanson the opportunity to continue, and I will monitor.

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

They were wanting to shut down the voice of Australians, because thousands of Australians were marching in unison to stand up for their flag and country and against mass migration. The motion that was moved yesterday was disgraceful. They claimed these Australians were led by Neo-Nazis and far-right extremists. They claimed these peaceful demonstrations were rampages and even claimed that the country would never be safe unless these everyday, normal, ordinary Australians were forced forever silent. I don't think anything illustrates the hypocrisy and ignorance of the hateful Greens better than the motion. They fall over themselves to encourage and attend protests in support of Middle Eastern terrorism.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have a point of order two matters: firstly, once again, on relevance—Senator Hanson is not addressing urgency and whether or not the standing orders should be suspended; secondly, standing order 193(3) prevents personal reflection on other members of this chamber, and Senator Hanson is clearly in breach of that standing order.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McKim, to address your point of order, I don't see a problem, but I'll consult the clerk. Senator Hanson, you have the call, but I would let you know that, if you dig a bit deeper and reflect on senators, I will have to address that.

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I never named anyone.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No, you didn't.

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Gee, it hurts when you actually call them out. In reflecting on the last comments, Senator McKim was quite happy to have, you know—the Greens are constantly having a go at One Nation all the time. The whole fact is that they are very concerned about this. They are delighted to join calls for the destruction of Israel. They deliberately ignore how these ugly, violent protests target Jewish Australians and have led directly to rising antisemitism in this country, and that's because they are putting this disgusting agenda. When Australians exercise their right to express their opposition to the Greens' radical far-left agenda, as they did on Sunday, the Greens play the victim. It's because the Greens despise the very freedoms that Australians exercised on Sunday and want those freedoms taken away from the Australian people.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Sorry, Senator Hanson; I will ask you to resume your seat. Senator McKim on a point of order?

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Again, it's 193(3), on reflecting on other members. You were very clear in your direction that you gave to Senator Hanson, saying that if she continued to do that you'd need to pull her up. Well, she is continuing to do that, and I invite you to pull her up.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McKim, I did listen intently to Senator Hanson, and I heard her refer to a political party. I didn't hear any senators named. Sitting in this chair many times, I've heard many senators reflect on parties in this chamber without actually attacking a senator personally. Senator McKim, I don't see a point of order. I will give Senator Hanson the call.

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you very much. Well, again, it's alright to have a go at the Labor Party over the climate change, and mention the Labor Party, but you don't like to cop it back. The fact—why I'm saying this—is that all the leaders of the political party had their say yesterday with regard to Senator Faruqi's notice of motion, but I was denied that right, because you shut it down. They purposely did it. That's why I'm going to have my say today on behalf of the Australian people.

And you're only doing it all the time just to run down the time—through you, the chair—because Senator McKim doesn't want me to get my message out to the Australian people, so they're using this all the time to shut down my time for saying what I need to say.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson, I will ask you to resume your seat. Senator McKim on a point of order?

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, on 193(3): Senator Hanson has (a) directly named me and (b) impugned a motive to my actions which is untrue, and I ask you to require her to withdraw that.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McKim, once again, I don't see the issue you are raising. You are, like me, a long-time warrior in this chamber who quite often has good debates across the chamber. I didn't hear anything from Senator Hanson that I thought would be out of order. I will go back to Senator Hanson to give her the call, and I'd just say that she has two minutes and 16 seconds left. So, it's not long now.

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you. Well, to them it must have seemed horrifying, to see so many Australian flags on display in support of a strong, united nation, and the hateful Greens are deliberately misinforming and misrepresenting the Australians who marched peacefully on Sunday. They have the gall the insult Australians standing for Australia. They've dragged out all of the usual tropes and insults to marginalise and dismiss people who love their country and who don't support the Marxist, anti-Australian agenda being forced on them without their consent.

Australians are still free to oppose the Greens and their radical agenda. Australians are still free to oppose Labor's record immigration, driving them into homelessness. Australians are still free to oppose multiculturalism and demand a society that it cohesive and unified. Australians are still free to fly their national flag—and I encourage them: put it out there. However, I've heard the Australian Defence Force discourage serving members from marching under that flag on Sunday. They're asked to fight under it but discouraged from marching with it. The Greens just hate that Australians have these freedoms, so they lash out in hatred at people who exercise them.

One Nation senators were proud to stand with ordinary Australians who have been silenced and disenfranchised and who just want to be heard and represented. The majority of Australians don't want Labor's record high level of immigration. I hope you realise that. They see the rents going up, the longer lines to inspect rentals, and the Australians forced to live in tents and cars on the streets. The see the protests in support of terrorism, and they see the Greens encouraging them. They see the good values that built and defended this nation being eroded before their eyes. They see the very character and identity of Australia being perverted.

We want our country back. They want their country back. And, as they said to me, they were so proud to see that at least a member of parliament actually turned up, and not by myself; I was accompanied by Senator Roberts and Senator Tyron Whitten. The Australian people were so proud to see that we took the time. The others didn't turn up, because—do you know what?—they know how much they hate you, because of the policies you're imposing on them. (Time expired)

Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In the interest of the chamber moving on with things that actually matter for Australian people, I move:

That the motion now be put.

Question agreed to.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is to suspend standing orders.

Question negatived.