Perth: Attack

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by SA Senator Kerrynne Liddle (Liberal), which means it failed.

Amendment text

Amend paragraph (j) as follows:

(j) calls for governments to continue to take urgent action to address racism, discrimination, hate speech and violence against all Australians.

Original motion wording

That the Senate—

(a) condemns the attempted bombing on 26 January 2026 in Boorloo (Perth) that targeted First Peoples and their supporters;

(b) notes that the Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team, consisting of the Western Australia Police Force, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, is investigating the incident as a potential terrorist act;

(c) acknowledges the serious harm this has caused and expresses its solidarity with all those impacted by this event;

(d) notes that an attack against First Nations people is an attack against all Australians;

(e) notes that for many First Nations people, 26 January is a day of mourning and that an attack on this day, at an Invasion Day rally, represents a serious escalation of racial violence against First Peoples;

(f) condemns all acts of violence and racism against First Peoples, and stands in solidarity with First Peoples against racism and hate directed at them;

(g) affirms that this Parliament's recent condemnation of racially motivated hatred unambiguously includes racism directed at First Peoples;

(h) notes that the federal government has a duty to equally protect all people in this country from racism, discrimination, hate speech and the threat of racially motivated violence;

(i) acknowledges that First Peoples in Australia continue to face entrenched racism, racially-motivated hate and threats of violence, and that any instance of this is unacceptable and must be addressed; and

(j) calls for governments to continue to take urgent action to address racism, discrimination, hate speech and violence against First Peoples.