Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi called out Peter Dutton, Penny Wong and Jacqui Lambie and said parliament was fertile ground for the 'roots of racism'.
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has told the Senate that parliamentary debate over Australia's granting of visas for Palestinians has left her "broken" and that "racism" and "attacks on Muslims" has taken a heavy toll on her. Debate in the past fortnight has centred on Australian visa applications for Palestinians fleeing Gaza, the majority of which have been denied .
This place has broken me with its racism, this place has broken me with its attacks on Muslims, on Palestinian refugees, on disabled people and on women," she told the Senate. Faruqi said she was "not afraid of telling the truth and calling out racism, sexism, and bigotry" despite the personal toll it had taken. "But some days, some weeks, the price is just too heavy.
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