Don Randall (Canning, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is shocking and it is outrageous that Senator Lee Rhiannon of the Greens made a statement in this parliament on 26 November which demonstrates that one of the senators of this parliament commemorated the brutal terrorist leader Prabhakaran, who not only killed innocent civilians but also killed democratically elected politicians in Sri Lanka.

As members of this parliament are aware, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam commemorate the birthday of the leader of the LTTE to coincide with Martyrs Day on 27 November each year. This is being celebrated by the LTTE supporters, who are continuing to promote separatism and radicalism in Sri Lanka after the defeat of the LTTE militarily more than nine years ago.

Sri Lanka fought a brutal, horrific, savage and barbaric war against the LTTE outfit for over three decades at huge human and material cost. The LTTE terrorists utilise innocent children as child soldiers for their cause and introduced cyanide capsules and suicide bombing to the world using men, women and children—

A division having been called in the House of Representatives—

Sitting suspended from 09:41 to 10:07

Mr Deputy Speaker, I ask if I can start again, please, because of the division.

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