Andrew Hastie (Canning, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

the opposition leader's mendacity when it comes to the Mediscare campaign preying on the fears of vulnerable Australians. He also sits atop a bland, faceless monoculture which is the modern Labor Party, where virtue signalling is everything. You do not even have a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. In fact, you are so arrogant that you assume that every single Australian agrees with your position, which is why you deny them democracy and you deny them the plebiscite. It is nothing but scare tactics and slippery-slope arguments. It is a craven approach that you are taking. You are draining the life out of this Australian democracy. I would use the word 'vampiric'. In fact, I might even start walking the halls with a necklace of garlic to ward off these vampires who are killing this country.

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