MOTIONS

Mr BURKE (Watson—Minister for the Arts, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Leader of the House) (12:16): on indulgence—I'm seeking a brief indulgence before I move a procedural motion. The reason I'm seeking the indulgence is that I would not want a vote that happens on a procedural motion to be somehow viewed by some of the worst elements in society as being a division within our parliament about antisemitism.

I want to pay respect to both members who've spoken and to respect absolutely that, while there are differences in terms of whether the royal commission should be extended or whether it should keep to its initial timeline, there is no division within this parliament about the horrific nature of antisemitism and about viewing not merely the horrors of the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi but also the antisemitism which has occurred in our country both before and since that moment as being unilaterally rejected by every member of this House.

I would not want the fact that there's about to be, I expect, a division on a procedural motion to be seen to detract from that. While there is a difference in the process, I don't want to offer anything other than respect to the members for the arguments that they've just put. I move: That the debate be adjourned.

The SPEAKER: The question is that the debate be adjourned.