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17 January 2025
The Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 was devastating, and the 15 months since has seen the horrors of the conflict affect our community profoundly, with many fearing for the safety of loved ones in the Middle East, and for themselves and their families right here at home.
The fear those have felt here has been heartbreaking, completely unacceptable and incongruent with what I believe our nation is.
The rise of all forms of racism has been incredibly worrying and are a dark stain on our country with the most recent abhorrent antisemitic attack in Dover Heights simply reprehensible. Those committing these crimes must face the full force of the law.
Yesterday’s news of a negotiated ceasefire offers a way forward, and both the long overdue release of hostages and the free flow of aid into the Gaza territory are particularly important.
I join everyone in hoping for further progress that delivers peace and stability in the region.
But a ceasefire there will not stop the racism that has reared its ugly head here.
That process begins and ends with us.
Yesterday I met with the Race Discrimination Commissioner - Giridharan Sivaraman to discuss the important work that has been done in developing Australia’s first ever National Anti-Racism Framework.
The framework calls for the government to lead a national response, over 10 years, to fundamentally eliminate racism.
I am urging both the major parties to commit to that undertaking as part of their campaigning for the 2025 election.
We cannot shut down what we will not name and, as uncomfortable as it will be for some, we must as a community, a country, and importantly as individuals dedicate ourselves to ridding our society of this scourge.
We must all remember: we are all human. We all have hopes for ourselves and our children, and there is far more that unites us than divides us.
Ultimately, our nation’s character absolutely begins and ends with us, and I encourage all of us to do all we can to ensure that we are a nation of courage, compassion and tolerance.
Together we can make a difference.
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