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

I said earlier today, and I stand by it, all of us need to be peacemakers. We understand what has occurred and what is occurring from the abhorrent attack by Hamas—a terrorist organisation—to the humanitarian catastrophe that is incurring in Gaza and the loss of life. We mourn all lives, all innocent lives. I laid out in detail, in our response, our policy position, including in relation to that phrase, and I would refer the senator to it. She knows it.

I ask the Senate to consider whether using this, and these issues, for political division is the responsible thing to do. What you saw you saw today in response, by the collective that is the Labor Party, was a position that sought to be clear about our policy position but also to lead by example— (Time expired)