Senator STEELE-JOHNÂ (Western Australia) (15:38): I move: That at the conclusion of formal motions today, the Senate observe a minute of silence in memory of the civilian lives lost in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel. Link to Parliamentary Hansard
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