00:00Can I say the government moves these motions reluctantly? We all know both senators are
00:04engaging in these behaviours precisely in order to get attention. Engaging in actions and stunts
00:12designed to create storms on social media but offering nothing of substance to improve anyone's
00:17life. These are actions which seek to incite outrage and grievance actually to boost their
00:23own profiles and this is part of a trend that we do see internationally but frankly we do not need
00:30here in Australia. We should deny them the attention they seek but in doing so we should
00:35also signal the upholding of standards. Standards of respect when we have dignitaries visit our
00:40parliament in Senator Thorpe's case no less than the head of state and standards of respect when
00:46it comes to talking about our fellow Australians and in Senator Babette's case deliberate abuse
00:53of some of our fellow Australians.
01:00you
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