David Norris (Independent)

I agree with Senator O'Toole that those of us who have consistently opposed the war in Iraq should find some dignified way of making this clear to Mr. Howard, who apparently has learned nothing from the lessons his Government should have learned from its disgraceful and immoral involvement in the disfoliation of the defenceless country of East Timor. Of course, that will not cause any inconvenience to this Government because it also seems to lack a sense of morality, as evidenced by the fact it can be so easily bought — bought by the Americans over Shannon and by the Chinese for financial rewards.

I call for a debate on the motion on China and Tibet, listed in our names on the Order Paper, because it is important that the House discusses the question of whether it is fashionable to have ethics in foreign policy. We have a situation where the Chinese are apparently harvesting organs from live people in concentration camps.