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

They are being pushed by a bunch of privileged white blokes, like everyone who is currently interjecting over there—Senator Abetz, Senator Fifield, Senator Brandis and Senator McGrath—the serried ranks of privileged white blokes who just want to make it easier to say the n-word in this country, and that is exactly what this bill is designed to do. Let us be very clear about this.

Senator Abetz interjecting—

Yes, I am a privileged white bloke too, Senator Abetz. I fully admit to that. The only difference between you and me is that I want to stand up for multicultural Australia, and you want to shake it to its very foundations.

Government senators interjecting—