Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister Wong. Minister, Muslims and migrants of colour are under attack across the country. Racism is rising, women are attacked on the streets and white supremacists are plotting violence on mosques. In yesterday's censure of Senator Hanson, you stated:

… I want every Australian child … to know and to believe that they belong here …

Yet your government refuses to take action to address the hate and racism that challenges their belonging. In your speech and motion, the words 'racism' and 'Islamophobia' were not even mentioned. The National Anti-Racism Framework, a plan to tackle systemic racism that exists in this country, has been gathering dust on government shelves for more than 450 days now. Minister, if you seriously care about eliminating racism, why have you not even responded to the National Anti-Racism Framework?