Motion: Condemning far-right extremism and white supremacy
I inform the chamber that Senator Keneally will also sponsor the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senator Keneally, move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) Australia is a hugely diverse country of First Nations people and migrants from every corner of the world,
(ii) far-right political activity is on the rise in western democracies and, last month, far-right extremists stormed the United States Capitol building in a deadly attack,
(iii) the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Michael McCormack, drew a false equivalence between the Capitol attack and the 'Black Lives Matter' movement for racial justice,
(iv) late last month, far-right extremists and open neo-Nazis gathered at Gariwerd on Gunditjmara country, in Victoria, in a revolting gathering of extremist hatred, and
(v) the growth of far-right, white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements poses an existential threat to our diverse community; and
(b) condemns far-right extremism and white supremacy.
