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

I had no intention of implying in any way that Senator Keneally wants to be a mass murderer. My intention was purely to show that she wants to control freedom in this country, which is something that the mass murderers did. The mass murderers are known for murdering tens of millions of people but their No. 1 fundamental activity was to suppress freedom. That is what Senator Keneally is doing, and I will go on to explain that. I hope that clarifies it.

As it is, the socialist Left is taking over our institutions, our Public Service, our universities and our nongovernment organisations and are destroying freedoms using the tactics of Saul Alinsky. I note the irony that the Jewish lobby provides funds to set up the CPAC, yet opponents of CPAC, opponents of freedom and opponents of free speech call CPAC anti-Semitic. That shows me they have no argument, no logic and no data. They cannot respond, so they label and they blame. That is something that I've discussed elsewhere.

What happens is they create, in the left in this country, a victim. They create a problem. Then they create opponents and perpetrators. Then they want to attribute blame. And then, to avoid argument and to suppress speech, they label, blame and hide behind political correctness. That's the new form of control. It is no longer jackboots, rifles and tanks; it is labels, smears and innuendos.

When opponents resort to name call—racist or anti-Semitic—it confirms they lack data and a logical, coherent argument. I'm not the only one calling Senator Keneally to account. Donald Trump junior has blasted Senator Keneally for wanting to ban Raheem Kassam, who is the editor in chief of Breitbart, to keep him from Australia. Yes, some of Kassam's comments are questionable, yet he is merely using the tactics of the Left. Senator Cormann spoke against Kassam, and yet he agreed on freedom of speech.

I want to commend CPAC next week and encourage people to attend. I want to applaud Andrew Cooper and LibertyWorks for organising the conference. While they thank Senator Keneally for her free advertising, I say it is a blight on Labor and our Senate and our parliament. One Nation and I support it. Therefore, we support this bill, because it protects life and protects freedom.