Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (13:50): On the weekend I had the honour of addressing thousands at a large and impromptu rally on the steps of Parliament held by the Iranian Australian community as they celebrated what was hopefully an enormous step in a transition to a free and democratic Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has carried out terrorism attacks in Victoria, denies education rights for women and murders protesters, so I condemn publicly all memorial services offered for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at select mosques around this state. It is sickening, it is disgusting and it should be condemned by all sides of politics. Iran’s beating heart has never stopped. The weight of tyranny is lifting. To those fighting for change: we see you, we hear you, and Australia and Victoria stand with you.