Penny Wong SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs
10:27 am
I now move the motion in relation to the conduct of Senator Babet, as circulated in my name:
That the Senate—
(a) censures Senator Babet for his inflammatory use of hate speech, designed to drive division for his own political benefit;
(b) assures all Australians that no matter their race, religion, gender, sex, or sexuality they are valued, welcome members of our society;
(c) affirms that, if Parliament is to be a safe place for all who work and visit here, there can be no tolerance for hate speech in the course of parliamentarians' public debate; and
(d) calls on all senators to engage in debates and commentary respectfully, and to refrain from inflammatory and divisive comments, both inside and outside the chamber, at all times.
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