Helen Kroger (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Scullion, I move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   acknowledges 19 February 1942 as the day Darwin was bombed and marks the first time Australia was militarily attacked by enemy forces;

  (b)   reflects on the significant loss of life of Australian defence personnel and civilians during the attacks and casualties of the bombings;

  (c)   recognises that the attack remained a secret for many years and that, even today, many Australians are unaware of the bombing of Darwin and the significant damage and loss of life which resulted; and

  (d)   calls for 19 February each year to be gazetted as 'Bombing of Darwin Day' and be named a day of national significance by the Governor-General.

Question agreed to.