STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr NEUMANN (Blair) (13:50): On page 28 of the Liberal Party review of the last federal election, they admitted the Plymouth Brethren—a cult—was a support group for the Liberal Party on polling booths in their campaign. This morning Senator Canavan, the Leader of the Nationals, described the Plymouth Brethren as 'good people'. Well, I can tell Senator Canavan that good people don't assault, harass and abuse voters at polling booths.

They don't assault, harass and abuse political opponents. They don't assault, harass and abuse campaign workers and other political parties. They don't stalk and follow in cars, to their homes, political opponents, their campaign directors and their campaign workers.

They don't defy Australian Electoral Commission directions in terms of signage. They don't systemically destroy political opponents' campaign signs. They don't collude with far-right and Nazi groups and pay them to harass the Prime Minister and ministers just because they don't like them.

Then Senator Canavan made the ridiculous claim this morning that the Labor Party has a problem with people of faith. I'm a Christian. There are people of faith on this side of politics.

God is not a card-carrying member of the Liberal and National parties, Senator Canavan. Come clean. Come to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Liberal Party—like the Labor Party—and give evidence of your collusion with the Plymouth Brethren at the last federal election.