Senator IAN MACDONALD (Queensland) (16:49): I don't want to talk so much about the substance of the motion, although I can't understand why anyone would oppose a motion that calls upon the Islamic community in Australia to continue—continue—to condemn radical Islam in speech and deed and reaffirm its commitment to working alongside Australian security agencies to address radicalisation in all its forms. In spite of what Senator Collins just said, I can't understand why anyone in this chamber would not want to support at least that aspect of the motion. I also note in passing that it calls upon Sheikh Omran to publicly retract his criticism of police and intelligence services and to denounce all radical Islamic speech and jihadism. Again, whilst that may cause some concern to some, I would think that most couldn't really object to that call to action in this motion. But why I speak in support of the motion of my colleague Senator O'Sullivan, also supporting the words of Senator Bernardi, is that this again demonstrates the hypocrisy of the Greens political party. It's interesting to note that the Labor Party denied that they were the ones who denied formality. Senator Jacinta Collins: Well, we weren't. Senator IAN MACDONALD: I accept that, Senator Collins. But I also note that the Greens denied that it was them, so it must have been the Xenophon party or the Independents. I understand that the Greens political party did deny formality. Why I support this motion of Senator O'Sullivan is that it demonstrates, yet again, the ultimate hypocrisy of the Greens political party. I'm not sure that I particularly supported Senator O'Sullivan's previous motion highlighting the sexual harassment and misdeeds of the Greens political party. I hadn't seen it before and I hadn't formed my opinion on what we should do. But I do think that these things should be allowed to be put to a vote. But the Greens had a no problem in that instance in denying— Senator Siewert: We didn't do it! Senator IAN MACDONALD: You didn't? Okay. Senator Siewert: He doesn't know what he's talking about. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Senator Macdonald has the right to be heard in silence. I would ask senators to respect that. Senator IAN MACDONALD: I enjoy the interjections and the abuse from the Greens political party, because it again demonstrates, time and time again, the absolute and abject hypocrisy of the Greens political party. Whether or not they agree with Senator O'Sullivan's motion seems to me to be a relatively minor part of the issue. The issue is the freedom of speech. The Greens exercise that opportunity here every day in this section of the parliament. They always bring up motions that most of the rest of us have got better things to do with our time than to deal with. The Greens will further delay the Senate knowing that they don't have the numbers, but they will continue to call divisions when they know they have clearly lost the motion they have put forward. Why do they do that? You can ask them, but I guess it's again for crass political reasons, for their own small band of followers they have—a band of followers, I might say, that is getting smaller. But the way the Greens will always deny others the opportunity to speak doesn't apply to themselves. If anyone ever should deny them the opportunity to speak, there is absolute and abject outrage. The hypocrisy of the Greens political party knows no bounds. I would certainly support Senator O'Sullivan's right to put this motion as a formal motion and have the Senate determine it accordingly.