 In August 2016, Hanson-Young was replaced as the Greens' Immigration spokesperson by Nick McKim.She retained the senior portfolio areas of education and finance.In July 2018 Senator David Leyonhjelm suggested Hanson-Young should "stop shagging men", during a parliamentary debate on women's safety, in response to a parliamentary interjection by Hanson-Young, which Leyonhjelm interpreted as being to the effect of "all men being rapists".