Community safety
Nick STAIKOS (Bentleigh) (11:04): Everyone has a right to worship safely and in peace, which is why what happened recently in Caulfield was completely unacceptable and must not happen again. I know people are distressed at the harrowing images we see each and every day coming out of the Middle East since that dastardly terrorist attack on 7 October. The loss of life in Israel and Gaza is totally beyond the comprehension of those of us who won the lottery of life by being Australian, but we cannot allow events on the other side of the world to impact on our multicultural character, because it is our peaceful diversity that sets us apart from the rest of the world.