Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Dodson for the question. As has been made very clear by the Leader of the Government in the Senate today, the coalition government condemns racism in all of its forms. You will be aware that both Senator Cormann and the Attorney-General have made public statements about this matter this morning. The coalition's support of the motion yesterday, as has been reiterated by Minister Cormann, was the result of an administrative error. Minister Cormann has made it clear this morning and in the chamber today that the government agreed internally to oppose this motion and had originally made the decision when the motion was put forward in December. I refer you to both Senator Cormann's and the Attorney-General's statements in this regard.