Glenn Lazarus (Queensland, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

They can try to get rid of me, but we are not going down without a fight. Evil prevails when good men do nothing and I am a good man and I am not prepared to do nothing. I am not going to let the big political parties get away with this rot without exposing them for what they are, and they are traitors.

The more Independents and microparties there are, the better. We need voting reform, but what has been proposed is too extreme. This matter will end up in the High Court and, I believe, the High Court will rule that the reforms are unconstitutional. But until then, the coalition may do quite a bit of damage. Let's hope that everyone across the country is alive to what is really going on and supports the crossbench to keep up its good work and its important role in keeping this government accountable.

As I have already explained, we cannot keep them honest and they will not agree to a national ICAC to keep them honest, but we can continue to a shine a light on them which will keep them accountable. That is my promise to the people of Australia: I will always act in your best interests and the future of our great country and I will work hard to keep them accountable.