Its funny. Those who can't answer the question as to why we pay welfare to non-citizens and. more importantly, why we should continue to do so try to deflect by:

* claiming the policy is a One Nation policy and therefore (obviously) wrong

* rapidly trying to turn the issue into a racist claim as though wanting to keep welfare payments just for citizens (irrespective of race) and not paying it to non-citizens (irrespective of race) is racist.

Still these people have a party to support so logic is immaterial.

"Do you think he'll take Xieky to the island, for a bit of slap and tickle?"

If I thought for a second that Paul had the slightest interest in facts or the truth, I'd mention that Trump has never visited the island of which he speaks unlike many of the people he, Paul, admires.

But we all know Paul hasn't the slightest interest in the facts let alone the truth, so I won't bother pointing out that Trump has never visited the island of which he speaks.

Liberal Senator Andrew McLachlan has condemned his party's stance on permanent migrants. McLachlan said it was unfair to deny social welfare payments to permanent residents who were taxpayers contributing to the Australian economy.

There's no debate on welfare for contributing non-citizens !

If they're earning enough to pay taxes then they don't need welfare. If they need welfare they aren't earning enough to make their contribution worthwhile or more likely they aren't earning at all

"Liberal Senator Andrew McLachlan has condemned his party's stance on permanent migrants. McLachlan said it was unfair to deny social welfare payments to permanent residents who were taxpayers contributing to the Australian economy."

Either they're taxpayers or welfare recipients.
They can't be both at the same time.

What am I missing here?
Is the government so desperate that it's paying people to walk foreign streets and beg people to come here?
Importing people with no way to support themselves?

Lets import someone from Mogadishu, never earned more than $10 a day before in his life unless he did crime, you going import them here and pay them $50 a day to do nothing?

Import 1 worker, get 3 wives and 16 kids as an added bonus.
wtat sort of policy is this, good for the census I guess.

Sounds like the 'Pull your asscheeks apart a little wider' plan.
Privatise the profits and socialise the costs.

Pfft... Well let the LNP tear itself apart some more then, like I even care.
This bloke is probably a good part of the reason why.
Meh.