Jordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

It was quite clear that the Morrison government's political agenda, in relation to reacting to that violence in our community, was motivated solely by a belief that there are votes in it for them should they doublespeak to these people, to these movements. It is one of the most profound displays of political cowardice in the nearly 10 years of a government that has been dominated by moments of failure, when it comes to moral questions, failure of leadership. In fact, should the biography of Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister, ever be written, it would be rightly titled 'Failing Upwards: The Scott Morrison Story'. At this moment, what is needed is honesty from community representatives, not a callous attempt to win votes on the eve of an election, which is what we are seeing from this government in its final, desperate days.