Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to refer again to the address in Parliament House last night by Mr Lowy in the inaugural presentation to the Australian Multicultural Council. An unquestionable multicultural success story is his own story. Mr Lowy came to Australia with just a small suitcase to his name having survived the horrors of World War II, and through hard work and initiative he has built a successful business empire. As reflected by Mr Lowy, and the Prime Minister in her introduction, the strong condemnation of last week's violence by Australian Muslim leaders is a good example of the strength of multiculturalism in Australia. It was not any one part of any of Australian society that condemned last weekend's behaviour; it was the whole of the Australian community that condemned the violence. This is an example of the strength of multiculturalism in Australia. It shows that the community is able to respond to divisiveness with strength— (Time expired)