STATEMENTS BY SENATORS

Senator WHITTEN (Western Australia) (13:52): On 29 August, the people of Secret Harbour in WA made their voices heard loud and clear. They voted for change and sent One Nation's Luke Herdegen to represent them in the Western Australian parliament. I would like to congratulate Luke as the newest elected One Nation member and One Nation's first ever lower house representative in WA.

He is a man of integrity and grit and will be a powerful voice for Secret Harbour in parliament. I would also like to thank the One Nation leader in WA, the Hon. Rod Caddies MLC; the Hon.

Phil Scott MLC; and all the volunteers that made it possible. Hundreds turned out to show their support because they believe in our message. This is a movement built on everyday Australians who want to see common sense return to their country.

We were all told that this was Labor heartland. They held the area for almost 40 years—a safe seat. There are no safe seats anymore.

Labor have abandoned the people they once championed: the working class, families struggling to pay their mortgage, pensioners trying to heat their homes in winter with rising power bills. Now they are focused on bringing in a new base of voters through mass migration—and they wonder why Australians are turning away. But Labor didn't learn a lesson.

Instead, Roger Cook blamed 'toxic and poisonous social media activity coming from bots and trolls'. Labor's takeaway from this is that they must crack down on the internet because the Australian people are speaking out against their useless government. We will see their latest attempt to curb freedom of speech soon.

Make no mistake: they are coming for their political opponents, and that includes any Australian who would speak out against them. One Nation will always stand for the rights of Australians, and I can't wait to see Luke Herdegen stand up for the people of Secret Harbour. Congratulations, Luke.