After the attacks carried out in New Zealand in two mosques in which at least 50 muslim worshippers died, the country has proved to the world her seriousness in combating the Islamphobia.
An Australian senator was censured over his “disgraceful” comments blaming the Christchurch attacks on Muslim immigration.
Senator Fraser Anning, a far-right independent, was the target of widespread condemnation for blaming the shootings on immigration policies.
On the day of the 15 March attacks, Mr Anning said: “The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration programme that allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.”
On Wednesday, the government and opposition lawmakers condemned his “ugly and divisive” remarks.
The reprimand added that Mr Anning’s views do not reflect the opinions of the Australian Senate or the Australian people.
The government’s leader in the Senate, Mathias Cormann, said the comments were “dangerous and unacceptable from anyone, let alone a member of this place.”
Mr Anning, 69, said the censure motion was an attack on free speech.
“It is also an exercise in left-wing virtue signalling of the worst kind,” he told the Senate before the vote.
He also tweeted that he “still stands by” his comments on Muslim immigration.
“Despite all the left-wing hysteria today, no one actually argued against what I said, because it is 100% true,” he said.A day after the Christchurch attacks, Mr Anning was criticised for hitting teenager Will Connolly, who had cracked a raw egg on his head in a viral incident in Melbourne.
Mr Anning lambasted Prime Minister Scott Morrison for saying he should “be subject to the full force of the law” for his retaliation to the 17-year-old.