A Queensland senator is refusing to apologise after calling for a complete Muslim ban during his maiden speech to Parliament.
Fraser Anning is also unrepentant about his use of the phrase "final solution", which was first utilised by the Nazis under Adolf Hitler to refer to the annihilation of Jewish people.
"While all Muslims are not terrorists, certainly all terrorists these days are Muslims - so why would anyone want to bring more of them here?" he said during his speech to the Australian Senate.
"The final solution to the immigration problem is of course a popular vote," he went on.
While some applauded the comments, they received much more criticism which came from the very top of the Government.
"Senator Anning's remarks are appalling, I condemn them and I reject them in their entirety," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
He was slammed by both sides of Parliament, including Jewish MP Josh Frydenberg, whose mother is a Holocaust survivor.
"I think he should apologise for his comments and he should go and visit a Holocaust museum," he said.
But on Wednesday morning, Mr Anning was less than apologetic - claiming he wasn't referencing Hitler or even World War II.
"No, I don't apologise for anything I say," he told media.
The inflammatory comments come at a time when race-related politics are on the rise, especially in Australia.
Mr Anning isn't the first Queensland Senator to play the race card. His former boss Pauline Hanson has denounced his remarks, but it was just last year that she wore a burqa to Parliament to "open the debate" about it being worn.
There are now calls for Mr Anning's resignation, but he's remaining defiant and refusing to step down.
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