Nita Green (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yesterday, here in the Senate, a lot happened. But I'm not sure if everyone noticed that a Queensland Greens senator stood up and said that the only way to get real change is to vote for the Greens, so I need to call this out. We have seen in this place that a vote for the Greens is not a vote that will accomplish anything for Queenslanders. In fact, what voters in Brisbane have been getting from their Greens MPs is nothing but complaining, delaying and blocking. Unless the Greens party have come up with it themselves and unless they can claim some kind of win on social media, all they do is complain, delay and block. They say they want more housing but they're blocking the build to rent bill and the Help to Buy Bill. They say they support workers but they're blocking the net zero economy bill. They say they want stronger environment laws but they're blocking legislation to create an environmental protection agency.

Just yesterday in this place they voted to keep John Setka and organised crime in control of the CFMEU. This is not what people in Griffith, Ryan and Brisbane voted for. They didn't vote for MPs to block reform just so they can harvest votes, not actually get anything done. They weren't promised and they didn't vote for MPs who would support John Setka but not support more housing. While the Greens are sitting in here complaining, and delaying and blocking progress on any reform, our government is getting on with the job. (Time expired)

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! It being 2 pm, the time allotted for senators' statements has expired and we will move to questions without notice.