Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'm talking about a real human being who's now here. That's what this is about: real human beings, with real children, real families, real trauma and real tragedy. The impact that that has had, whether it be in the innocent lives that have been lost in Israel or the innocent lives that have been lost in Gaza—that has had a traumatic effect on everyone who is related to them here and on the communities, whether that be the Israeli community or the Palestinian community. That is one of the reasons why we have been asked by those people who run our national security to lower the temperature and to think about what we do as political leaders.

The former Deputy Prime Minister knows that I have the utmost respect for him. I was with him in his community, including with migrants, just a couple of weeks ago in Cowra. He spoke to me about migration, including about people formerly from Afghanistan who've settled in central western New South Wales and who are good citizens. This is what Dr Kaskeen said today, 'Whoever crosses the border— (Time expired)

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