Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

If the Greens were sincere in their concern about the crisis in the Middle East, they would be engaging on a pathway to peace and keeping our community unified. But, instead, what we see of the Greens is that they're seeking to divide our community simply to pick up votes. I would remind the Greens that right now—

Honourable senators interjecting—

I know you don't want to listen to this, but right now there are more than 130 hostages currently being held by Hamas. An estimated 1.7 million people in Gaza are internally displaced, and there are increasingly fewer places for the Palestinians to go. I remind the Senate that we are seeing attacks on Iran-aligned militias right across the region. The Houthis are conducting attacks in the Red Sea right now that are threatening international maritime trade and regional security. We're supporting the United States and the United Kingdom efforts to disrupt, degrade and deter them. I know you don't want any of those things, but that's—