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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation

The Hon. S.L. GAME (15:33): One Nation is not just a political party that bills itself as having the courage to say what most people are thinking. We are a party that stands for Australia and Australian values. I am proud to defend our constitution and stand up for the individual rights and fundamental freedoms of all Australians.

We have seen the calamity of the Malinauskas government putting politics before people, with its rushed, ill-conceived and deeply unpopular state-based Voice, a Voice 64.7 per cent of South Australians do not want on a national level. One Nation hears you and will continue to fight for all South Australians—every cohort, regardless of age, sex, race, colour, religion, creed, language, political or other opinions, or national or social origin.

We continue to break the chains of political correctness and, as a minor party, One Nation endures as an influential force in the state's political and cultural landscape. To all South Australians who rightly grow disenchanted with the self-interested two-party system, One Nation offers an alternative grounded in common sense and equality of opportunity—the opportunity for every citizen's voice to be heard.

South Australians are concerned about the spiralling cost of living. We have the fastest growing inflation in the nation. According to the September quarter 2023 consumer price index, food is up 8.2 per cent, housing is up 10.4 per cent, electricity is up 18.2 per cent, insurance is up 17.3 per cent and gas is up a staggering 28 per cent.

I believe in individual responsibility and that the individual can change their circumstance. We need to encourage our children to work hard to achieve what they want. Nobody should expect anything to be just given to them. With a good work ethic and right attitude anything can be achieved, but for children and young people who go off the rails, early intervention is key. However, while other states are investing in prevention, South Australia remains focused on crisis.

In South Australia, 132,000 people are living in poverty, including 22,000 children. It is unacceptable that investing in prevention is not a priority for the Malinauskas government. This will assist many of the children living in unstable or unsafe environments who often do not have the bare resources to engage adequately with school. It will better equip parents who are subjected to the stresses of unaffordable housing, insecure employment and rising costs of living.

Disadvantage is embedded early, with many children starting school aged five already behind their peers and too often with undiagnosed disabilities. It is in the interests of society to remove these barriers and allow everyone to be on a level playing field. This is essential for social cohesion, innovation and creativity.

I want to see this government getting back to supporting family values and the mental health and wellbeing of all South Australians, none of which will be achieved by the race-based Voice to Parliament. All children should receive the same education opportunities and subsequently the same employment opportunities. There are many factors involved here, including a cohesive society, a thriving economic environment, the right to safety and protection, well-resourced schools and quality teachers.

One Nation is passionate about mental health and increasing accessibility to low barrier, face-to-face mental health services, particularly in our neglected regions. The Malinauskas government continues to adopt an increasingly woke agenda, assisted by a punctured Speirs-led opposition eroded over a generation of continually being steamrolled by state Labor. I call on all South Australians to back One Nation as an effective opposition in South Australia. One Nation backs the government to provide an infrastructure of care to enable citizens to flourish socially and economically. One Nation supports social security that enables citizens to create their economic security.

The most important priority of government is education, requiring investment in an entire infrastructure of child development from pregnancy through to the beginning of formal schooling, including child nutrition and health, parenting classes and home visits. Our education system should focus more on including the important role of the father. Too often this role has been overlooked and consequently support for fathers and the role they play has diminished.

Instead, we see a focus on gender fluidity, sexualising our children from a young age and taking away their opportunity to discover for themselves who they are. Radical left agendas, pushed by minority groups who define themselves by their sexuality, are indoctrinating children in a way that is causing, in some cases, irreversible harm.

One Nation believes it is the responsibility of the government to support families by listening to the voices of all South Australians to ensure that policies, frameworks and standards for health and wellbeing are in place and acted on, to guarantee that roads and infrastructure are in place and in good condition so that people can travel safely and efficiently, to provide benefits to people who need them and enforce laws to protect people from violence and other unfair treatment.

I represent One Nation because I want to advocate for all South Australians. I am passionate about creating opportunities and I am determined to be an effective voice for everyone.

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