Senate debates
Thursday, 12 October 2006
Willem Zonggonau
9:48 am
Kerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
- That the Senate—
- (a)
- notes:
- (i)
- the recent death of West Papuan politician Willem Zonggonau while visiting Australia,
- (ii)
- that Mr Zonggonau was a member of the Papuan legislature and Indonesian upper house in the 1960s, and
- (iii)
- that while living in exile in Papua New Guinea Mr Zonggonau worked tirelessly for freedom and peace in West Papua; and
- (b)
- expresses its condolences to Mr Zonggonau’s family and friends, and the people of West Papua for their loss.
Question agreed to.