Thursday, 15 May 2025

 Gabrielle DE VIETRI (Richmond) (09:35): I move, by leave:

That this house notes:

(1)   that today is the 77th Nakba day, marking the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians removed from their homes and 15,000 people killed on their land;

(2)   that today the Nakba continues, with Israel blocking aid and starving children in Gaza and this week declaring its intention to expel all Palestinians and permanently occupy the Gaza Strip; and

(3)   that the silence of the Victorian and the Australian governments is complicity.

Leave refused.

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:36): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the media comments on Adam Bandt being ousted over his extremist, hateful views and cautions the member for Richmond that hating on Jews may lead to a similar outcome in 2026.

Leave refused.

Gabrielle de Vietri: On a point of order, Speaker, I take offence to the comments of the member for Caulfield and ask him to withdraw.

The SPEAKER: The matter raised by the member for Richmond is in relation to a substantive motion. Therefore I will have to seek advice on any offence taken. Was the member for Richmond offended by a personal remark?

Gabrielle de Vietri: Yes.

The SPEAKER: Can the member for Caulfield advise me if he referred to the member for Richmond?

David Southwick: I am happy to read the motion again.

The SPEAKER: I would like a copy of that motion, and then I will determine the outcome.