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This Labor government oversaw the biggest migration blowout in Australia's history. Now, instead of stopping international students and graduates from bringing their family members over, Labor is cracking down on... backpackers? Australians are sick of government dodging the real issue. Only One Nation can be trusted on migration.

I wish we didn’t have to respond to this today. Our thoughts should be with Helen Haines, and praying for her speedy recovery. But the Labor and Liberal Dirt Units are already back at work, attempting to use this tragedy to silence their critics and deflect from their own failings. Too many media organisations are happy to help them fling the dirt. The Please Explain cartoons have nothing to do with the tragic attack on Helen Haines. They will not be going anywhere. Liberal and Labor politicians want our cartoons censored because they don’t like the scrutiny. Free speech, satire, criticism and debate are essential to our democracy. They must be protected. Those seeking to exploit this tragedy to silence their critics should be ashamed of themselves. What happened to Helen is heartbreaking. Politicians deserve to be safe. So does every other Australian. When violence touches politicians, the response is immediate: more security, more protection and demands for action. Where is that same urgency when ordinary Australians are attacked? Too many Australians have experienced violent home invasions, firebombings, machete and gun attacks and carjackings. Innocent Australians are being stabbed on the streets. They cannot call on a security detail. They rely on governments to keep their communities safe. Where has the Prime Minister been? Where is his determination to confront the crime and violence regular Australians face? One Nation will continue to hold the Albanese Labor government to account. We will keep speaking up for Australians whose safety and concerns have been ignored. We stand firmly against hatred, crime and violence. And we will keep working to unite all Australians under one flag.

How much more grubby can Australian politics get? Australians have every right to question who gets taxpayer money. But when Helen Haines questioned Albanese’s community sports grants, his office circulated a dirt sheet attacking her integrity. It’s despicable. And the Liberals play the same grubby game. In August, The Australian newspaper identified two “dirt unit” researchers working in Angus Taylor’s office. And a Labor strategist was recently quoted about having dirt sheets on One Nation, saying: “We’ve got a lot on One Nation … But unlike the Liberals we’re holding it back.” A Labor MP was reported last month saying: “Throwing shit at them risks making them more popular.” Read that again. This is how they talk about attacking their opponents behind closed doors. They can’t defend their records. They can’t sell their policies. So they feed dirt to the media and trash reputations. The major parties have taken turns running our country into the ground. Australians are struggling to pay their bills while the major parties use taxpayer-funded staff to shovel dirt. Australians deserve politicians focused on their lives, their families and their futures. Instead, they get an incompetent, dishonest government and an opposition playing the same dirty games. Our country deserves better.