Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

I won't be supporting either amendment either, because I thought that this little bit of time we had today was to let the Jewish community know, without all these amendments, we have their back. You can go and criticise this side and you can do whatever—that was not the point of this. It's sharing the love with the Jewish community, saying: 'Hey, we are hearing you. And what we have and haven't done doesn't matter. What matters is this: we have your back.' That shouldn't come down to politics. It shouldn't come down to amendments. These people need to be shown the love. They are feeling the hurt and they are feeling the pressure, and, God forbid, their kids don't even want to go to school.

This is not about politics. This is about saying: 'We are here for you. We have your backs. We don't always get this right, but we have you. You are in our sights and we love you. We will do everything we can to protect you and your families.' We don't need amendments here—today is about coming together on something so important, to let them know we all stand as one. That's what this is about. We are all here for you.

To the Jewish community out there, to your kids: we are here and we are doing everything we can to protect you. If that job is not hard enough, we are working with everything we have got to give you those assurances. That is what today is about. I am not going to complicate this. I don't want any division in here. I just want the Jewish community to know that we are there for them.