Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I don't want to give this too much oxygen, so I will keep it quick. If Senator Hanson wanted to prove that it is possible for dangerous extremists to get into the Senate chamber, she proved it alright. She proved that Australians have something to fear, and it is her! With her stunt, Senator Hanson wanted to prove the need for a ban on full-face coverings. She could have made the same point by wearing a balaclava, but she didn't, and she didn't for a reason.

This week, the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee issued 24 unanimous recommendations to end the silent epidemic of veterans' suicide. We should be really proud of ourselves for that. All sides came together in a rare moment to make people's lives better. But what was needed next was unity, and what we saw today was an effort to divide all of us. I didn't want to talk about Senator Hanson today, but here we are. What she has done has diminished this place, and it has diminished us all. She is an absolute embarrassment. But what is even worse is that because of her actions she is dividing a nation. She is not One Nation; she is Divided Nation.