David Van (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I advise that Senator Hughes has added her name to the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators Dean Smith and Hughes, move:

That the Senate notes that—

(a) Australia is the most successful multicultural society in the world, and this success can be credited to the substantial contributions migrants bring to this country;

(b) the increased reporting of racist attacks across the country, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on individuals and local communities, is concerning;

(c) coronavirus does not discriminate against any race – it does not infect people based on family heritage and no Australian should ever face aggressive acts based on their race or heritage;

(d) the actions of those who undertake such cowardly behaviour must be condemned in the strongest manner possible, and their behaviour does not represent Australians or Australian society as a whole; and

(e) the Government taken swift action to call out racist behaviour and condemn the actions that seek to divide our socially cohesive nation.