Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

This motion does nothing more than condemn what I hope all Australians would condemn, and that is the violent crackdown on innocent, peaceful people gathering to discuss and determine their own future, a crackdown that resulted in the deaths of seven people and that violently affected countless others. And there were a number of arrests: we now have a number of Papuan leaders in prison for doing nothing more than expressing their right to determine their own future. We ask the Australian government to not be complicit in these abuses. We ask the Australian government to cease and desist its support for the Indonesian police and the Indonesian military. As part of being a good neighbour, we should respect human rights and show some leadership on this very important issue.

Question put:

That the motion (Senator Di Natale's) be agreed to.

The Senate divided. [15:51]

(The Deputy President—Senator Parry)

Question negatived.