'I will not stand for that': Senator Michaelia Cash slams Penny Wong, claiming she ‘sought to dismiss' Jacinta Nampinipa Price
Ms Cash slammed Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong in the Senate on Thursday for having 'sought to dismiss" Ms Price's views on Welcome to Country, which the Indigenous Senator believes is 'virtue signalling' before every Parliamentary session.
The fiery stoush came after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson led a protest from her party to turn their backs on the Acknowledgement of Country ceremony during the opening of Parliament on Tuesday.
During Thursday's Senate sitting, Ms Price said she was "sick to death" of the Indigenous heritage being 'objectified" and used as "political tokens".
Ms Price said Australians should be proud of all backgrounds and cultures.
After the Indigenous Senator spoke, Ms Wong launched into a rebuke of Ms Hanson over her protest and urged Ms Price to heed the words of Liberal leader Sussan Ley, who is more supportive of Acknowledgement of Country ceremonies.
Ms Wong quoted Ms Ley as saying: "May it set the tone as we recommit ourselves to the taking of practical action to improve lives and expand opportunities for Indigenous Australians in every part of our great country."
An enraged Ms Cash fired up over the dismissal of Ms Hanson and Ms Price's opinions and said the One Nation leader had "every right" to have a point of view.
Ms Cash further defended Ms Price's remarks and demanded the chamber read up on the Indigenous Senator's past and upbringing before casting "aspersions" or "tell us to respect other words".
"Do not ever demean anybody. Senator Jacinta Nampajimpa Price. Her mother's story—Bess Price—I suggest you all read it. A woman walking through the desert was her mother," Ms Cash said.
"I suggest you read the story of Bess Price before you ever come in here and cast aspersions or tell us, Senator Wong, to respect other words.
"I will stand by and respect Senator Jacinta Nampajimpa Price, who every day has lived and breathed reconciliation in this country. Her father is white, her mother is black.
"Don't ever come into this place again and pontificate to us like you've just done."
Speaking to Sky News after the Senate stoush, Ms Cash said she will 'defend' Senator Price and the right for her to voice her opinion 'every single day of the week".
"In relation to Senator Hanson and One Nation turning their backs on the President during the [Acknowledgement of Country], which I've made clear to Senator Hanson and she accepts is inappropriate, unfortunately became a debate in relation to whether or not a Welcome to Country is appropriate,' she told Chris Kenny.
"Senator Malarndirri McCarthy put Labor's point of view articulately, Senator Waters the Greens, Senator Pauline Hanson, One Nation, and then Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price articulately and through lived experience gave her opinion. That should have been the end of the matter, Chris, but Senator Wong, as leader of the government, decided that she would be the last speaker and sought to dismiss Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's view.
"I will not stand for that. Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's opinion in relation to whether or not a Welcome to Country is appropriate is as relevant as any other Senators."
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