Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Can I say on behalf of the government that we completely reject your suggestions that we are a war party, Senator Shoebridge. We're a party of peace. There's no government that wants to see a more peaceful outcome in the Middle East than the Labor government under Anthony Albanese.

Senator Shoebridge, I was very respectful during the whole time you spoke. I didn't interrupt at all. I would request the same civility when I am speaking on this issue on behalf of the government. Can I suggest, Senator Shoebridge, that you go back and have a look at the 1930s and what happens when appeasers succeed and you don't reject regimes like the regime in Iran right now. On a day when five very brave young Iranian women stood up to their government and decided to seek asylum in Australia—