Jordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

That is the reality of our history. Every single time we build a space of reflection or we build a space of commemoration, there are decisions made by people in positions of power, and those decisions are inherently political. The decision to expand the War Memorial was a political decision. The decision to enable weapons manufacturers to display their goods was a political decision. The decision to feature those such as Ben Roberts-Smith within the memorial for as long as was done was a political decision. You can agree with it or you can disagree with it, but it was inherently a political decision.

Protest is a political decision. One of the reasons why we cannot support the motion brought by Senator Lambie today is that it frames the act of protest by way of interacting with a memorial or commemorative space as something that is exclusive to those who support justice and freedom for Palestine, and that is not true.