--- description: A motion that described the GOP candidate as "a revolting slug unfit for office" is unanimously carried in the NSW parliament's upper house. title: Australia: NSW Chamber Calls Donald Trump "Revolting Slug" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34ffb411229555f1/6988a9dd97cdff400a6ae2a2/gettyimages-613833530.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # An Australian State Chamber Has Unanimously Declared Donald Trump a 'Revolting Slug' by [Dominique Rowe](/author/dominique-rowe/) ## Dominique Rowe Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2016 9:18 AM CUT  U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally on Oct. 10, 2016, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally on Oct. 10, 2016, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Jessica Kourkounis—Getty Images by [Dominique Rowe](/author/dominique-rowe/) ## Dominique Rowe Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2016 9:18 AM CUT A Greens party lawmaker in the upper house of the legislature of the Australian state of New South Wales put forward a motion Thursday that saw all parties unanimously agreeing that [Donald Trump is “a revolting slug unfit for office.”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/13/nsw-parliament-passes-motion-saying-donald-trump-is-a-revolting-slug?CMP=soc%5F567 "undefined") Legislative Council member Jeremy Buckingham put forward a three-part motion, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported. The first part condemned Trump’s “misogynistic hateful comments” made to “women and minorities, including the remarks revealed over the weekend that clearly describe sexual assault.” Next, the motion asked the council to reflect upon “the divisive, destructive impacts that hate speech from political candidates and members of elected office has on our community.” Finally, lawmakers were asked to agree with those “who have described Donald Trump as a revolting slug unfit for office.” The vote was carried unanimously. “It’s clear that all reasonable and decent people find Donald Trump’s behavior obnoxious and that the world is hoping American voters reject his politics of hate,” Buckingham said, according to AAP. \[[_AAP_](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/13/nsw-parliament-passes-motion-saying-donald-trump-is-a-revolting-slug?CMP=soc%5F567 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4529264/donald-trump-revolting-slug-australia-nsw-senate/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4529264/donald-trump-revolting-slug-australia-nsw-senate/"},"headline":"An Australian State Chamber Has Unanimously Declared Donald Trump a 'Revolting Slug'","datePublished":"2016-10-13T09:18:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:36.036Z","description":"It was also unanimously agreed that Donald Trump is a \"misogynist\" who is \"unfit for office\"","url":"https://time.com/4529264/donald-trump-revolting-slug-australia-nsw-senate/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Newsfeed","2016 Election topic","Australia"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34ffb411229555f1/6988a9dd97cdff400a6ae2a2/gettyimages-613833530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dominique Rowe","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dominique-rowe/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34ffb411229555f1/6988a9dd97cdff400a6ae2a2/gettyimages-613833530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Holds Rally In Wilkes-Barre, PA","caption":"Donald Trump Holds Rally In Wilkes-Barre, PA","creditText":"Jessica Kourkounis—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4529264/donald-trump-revolting-slug-australia-nsw-senate/","name":"An Australian State Chamber Has Unanimously Declared Donald Trump a 'Revolting Slug'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How a Leaked Tape of Donald Trump Bragging About Groping Women Changed the 2016 Race","description":"The bombshell dropped on the Washington Post’s website just after 4 p.m.: a video of Donald Trump, in 2005, using extremely vulgar language to describe women, detailing his attempt to bed a married woman and bragging that he can grope women because h","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/NIaYjVce/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-10-08T15:40:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/NIaYjVce.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4529264/donald-trump-revolting-slug-australia-nsw-senate/","duration":"PT1M7S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4529264/donald-trump-revolting-slug-australia-nsw-senate/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```