Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I do, Senator Dodson, and I know you do too. In fact, you have been a leader in that for all your life. That is your legacy.

We know it is always easy to use difference to divide. It is always easy to use prejudice to divide. It's always easy to score political points. But none of that—none of that—builds a path to a better and more just future for all of us.

If I may remind the chamber of what Senator Dodson said in a report, The state of reconciliation in Australia, previously, he said this: 'Reconciliation must transcend Australian political theatre and promote a sense of national unity.' The soul of our nation cannot be a target for political slings and arrows. On his last day here, I urge all of us to reflect on what Senator Dodson has taught us. We are all better off when we're reconciled, and justice is only achieved when shared by all.