Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

As I said in my answer to the primary question, we have already made a commitment that backs up our position on the need to eliminate racial discrimination. As I've said, we have committed $7.5 million to the Australian Human Rights Commission to develop a national antiracism strategy to tackle racism and to promote racial equality in Australia, and we've commenced work on our election commitment to deliver a multicultural framework review. I notice that your primary question asked when the government intends to eliminate Harmony Day or words to that effect. I guess that might be a question you might also like to put to Mr Bandt, who in March last year hopped on Facebook to say: 'Fantastic to be at Carlton Harmony Day at Carlton Primary School with Ellen Sandell today, celebrating just what makes Melbourne so brilliant.' So maybe we've all got a little bit to think about on this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Once again, the Greens like to tell people what to do but are not so good at doing it themselves. (Time expired)