Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I will not be moving my amendment, but I would like to make a small contribution. I acknowledge that the government has moved this amendment and that the Greens have apparently accepted the amendment, which reflects the fact that all forms of racism and extremism need to be called out, following the coalition's refusal to support an incomplete and one-sided motion that was originally put forward by the Greens. If you stand against racism, you stand against all forms of racism. In supporting this motion, I put on the record that there were many Australians who attended the March for Australia rally who did so because they had legitimate concerns at the level of migration. We do not believe that those people should be caught up in this motion. The coalition condemns all forms of racism, and I encourage all senators in this place to do the same. It's critical that the Albanese government shows some leadership and takes action to protect the social cohesion of this nation. Extremism has no place in Australia, no matter what side of the political divide you come from.