Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I would say to Senator McKenzie that there is a serious question about making sure our democracy is resilient in an age where misinformation and disinformation are far more prevalent. First and foremost, I am a small-d democrat, and I believe in protecting the institutions of our democracy. I would hope, Senator McKenzie, that you do too. The problem is that there are elements who wish to use the openness of our society in order to damage the democracy. The democracy does require us to ensure that we do not have misinformation and disinformation fuelling risk to who we are and to our institutions. (Time expired)