Senator McKIM (Tasmania—Australian Greens Whip) (19:01): We know exactly what Senator Hanson is up to here. What she is seeking to do through this motion is to provide a platform to allow parliamentary privilege to be used as cover for transphobic people who want to punch down on transgender people and, in particular, on transgender children. I remind the Senate that Senator Hanson twice tried in the previous parliament to have this bill read for a first time. The Senate, on both occasions, refused to allow this bill to be read for a first time. I want to say this to people who are listening. The Senate deciding not to even allow a bill to be read for a first time is a vanishingly rare occurrence. It is reserved for bills that are particularly obnoxious and that the Senate determines should not even be tabled in this place, let alone debated. Let's be clear about this. This is a bill that would remove protections on the basis of gender identity from the Sex Discrimination Act. It is undoubtedly a transphobic piece of legislation. It seeks to use the lives and the wellbeing of transgender people in this country, including transgender children in this country, as political pawns in a divisive, far-right agenda. Senator Hanson wants to fight the culture wars, doing so in the full knowledge that this will harm some of the most vulnerable people in our country, including children. It is a disgrace that we are even having to debate this matter today. I want Senator Hanson to know something here. This is according to the LGBTIQ+ Health Australia snapshot of mental health and suicide prevention statistics for LBGTIQ+ people. Trans people aged 14 to 25 are 15 times more likely to try to kill themselves, to attempt suicide, than the general population. They're 15 times more likely, and you want to weaponise them in your disgraceful culture wars. Well, the Australian Greens are not going to have a bar of it. Around one in two—half—of trans and gender-diverse people aged 14 to 25 report that they have attempted suicide in their lifetime. Trans people aged 18 and over are 6½ times more likely to self-harm compared to the general population. Senator Hanson: You are so sick. Senator McKIM: You want to talk about sick? I'll tell you what is sick. You are sick in trying to introduce a bill that you know will harm a section of our community that deserves our love and our support, not to be used as cannon fodder in your despicable culture war. The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Ghosh ): Order! Senator McKim, please direct your comments through the chair. Senator McKIM: Alright. I say this to Senator Hanson: instead of using her public platform to divide Australians and to harm people who need our love and support, and instead of using her time marching with Neo-Nazis, like she did on the weekend, she should focus her energies on creating an Australia that is safe and inclusive. Senator Hanson: I want a withdrawal there. I did not march with Neo-Nazis, and I won't have a reference to it. I want it withdrawn. The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson, what's the point of order? Senator Hanson: The point of order is that a reference was made to me marching with Neo-Nazis on the weekend. It did not happen. The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: I understand the point of order. Thank you, Senator Hanson. I'm going to take advice on this from the Clerk in relation to the appropriate next step. On advice from the Clerk, it's probably a debating point, but, in the interests of moving the overall argument forward, Senator McKim, if you would withdraw that last remark and continue with your remarks, please. Senator McKIM: Well, Acting Deputy President, I don't believe that I've impugned Senator Hanson's motivations, if that's the point of order. I simply stated a fact. On that basis, I'm going to ask respectfully, Acting Deputy President, if you would consult with the President on this. If it's the President's ruling once she has reviewed the Hansard, I will withdraw. But I don't believe, on the basis of what I said, that there is a necessity for me to withdraw, given Senator Hanson has not explained what standing order she believes I've contravened. I will ask that you consult with the President on that, please, Acting Deputy President. The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: In the interests of moving this forward, I will consult with the President on that. Senator McKim, if you will proceed with your remarks—but perhaps don't repeat that remark until that ruling is finalised. Senator McKIM: I certainly will not. I will conclude my remarks here. I want to say very clearly that the Australian Greens proudly stand with transgender Australians. We proudly stand with transgender children in this country. We will always stand with them and support them against anything that is divisive or that seeks to demonise them. I want to say to trans people in this country, no matter how old they are, no matter where they come from, no matter their cultural backgrounds—and there are many—that we have their backs in here. They are loved. They are supported. We hear you. We see you. You have a right to exist. You have every human right in this country that everyone else does. The Australian Greens will always stand with trans people, because trans rights are human rights.