Tim Storer (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the chamber that Senator Wong will also sponsor the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senator Wong, move:

That the Senate:

(a) expresses its deepest sympathy, support and solidarity for all those impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Lombok, Indonesia;

(b) notes the shocking loss of life, with 460 casualties in the earthquake on 5 August 2018, and at least 10 casualties from the 19 August 2018 earthquake, and that these earthquakes, aftershocks and subsequent landslides, have caused further injuries, destruction and devastation for the region;

(c) recognises the contribution the Indonesian community has made, and continues to make, to Australia, and the importance of the friendship between our two nations; and

(d) calls on the Australian Government to continue to offer support to the Indonesian authorities in the rescue and reconstruction effort, and to all others impacted by this tragedy.