Over in the senate, the chamber is also discussing an anti-Semitism motion. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has put forward this one:
That the Senate:
(a) deplores the appalling and unacceptable rise in antisemitism across
Australia – including violent attacks on synagogues, schools, homes,
and childcare centres;
(b) unequivocally condemns antisemitism in all its forms; and
(c) resolves that all parliamentarians will work constructively together to
combat the scourge of antisemitism in Australia.
Liberal senator James Paterson then tries to amend it to add in:
(d) calls on the Government to support:
i. strengthening the penalties for those who urge or threaten
attacks against places of worship;
ii. strengthening the sentencing regime for terrorism by legislating
for a mandatory minimum term of 6 years imprisonment for all acts
of terrorism under Commonwealth law; and
iii. the introduction of mandatory minimum sentences of 12 months
imprisonment for the display of prohibited anti-Semitic and
terrorist organisation symbols and related behaviour in public, and
increase the maximum penalty to 5 years prison.
While independent senator Lidia Thorpe wants the senate to debate:
That the motion be amended to read as follows:
That the Senate:
(a) deplores the appalling and unacceptable rise in antisemitism across
Australia – including violent attacks on synagogues, schools, homes,
and childcare centres;
(b) unequivocally condemns antisemitism and racism in all its forms; and
(c) resolves that all parliamentarians will work constructively together to
combat the scourge of antisemitism and racism in Australia.
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