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A day after MPs addressed the House of Representatives for independent Helen Haines, who was injured after an alleged attack in her electorate, Liberal senator, Anne Ruston maintains that respect is necessary in political debate.
She told ABC Radio National:
What we do here sets the tone for what the rest of the nation thinks is acceptable.
There is a huge responsibility on politicians, not to shy away from robust debate. I don’t want anyone to think that we shouldn’t be having strong debate.
It’s simply out of control in an online world and we’ve got to make the platforms accountable.
Facebook is the worst in terms of the platforms, Instagram and TikTok less so, but still bad.
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