4 years ago
LABOR CONDEMNS SENATOR HANSON’S HATEFUL AND HURTFUL COMMENTS
ANDREW GILES MP
This morning Senator Pauline Hanson used an appearance on morning television to vilify people who have been subjected to lockdown restrictions because they live in one of the nine public housing towers in inner Melbourne.
These are a group of people who deserve our support, to get through an awful situation not of their making.
Senator Hanson’s remarks do not bear repeating, but her conduct must be condemned by all sides of politics.
Now is a time for political leadership which unequivocally rejects racism, and the forces seeking to divide Australians.
Labor has been calling for a new national anti-racism campaign for many months.
Today, we seek the support of the Morrison Government in joining us in repudiating Senator Hanson’s hateful and hurtful conduct and supporting a new anti-racism campaign.
These are a group of people who deserve our support, to get through an awful situation not of their making.
Senator Hanson’s remarks do not bear repeating, but her conduct must be condemned by all sides of politics.
Now is a time for political leadership which unequivocally rejects racism, and the forces seeking to divide Australians.
Labor has been calling for a new national anti-racism campaign for many months.
Today, we seek the support of the Morrison Government in joining us in repudiating Senator Hanson’s hateful and hurtful conduct and supporting a new anti-racism campaign.