“It means a lot for me… Australia has given us — my family, and a lot of the wider South Pacific people — lots of opportunity.”

The Prime Minister reflected on the broader significance of migration to Australia, noting that, aside from First Nations people, all Australians are either migrants or descendants of migrants.

"The message of hope, of resilience, and of the need to keep sending the glow of those candles out into the world."

The legislation, which aims to create new federal offences for promoting racial hatred, increase penalties for hate crimes, and target radicalising preachers, has sparked backlash from multiple quarters, including the Coalition, One Nation, and Jewish and Muslim community groups.

Each forged certificate was sold for between AUD 1,350 and AUD 2,700, while investigators say some buyers paid as much as AUD 3,600 to AUD 7,300, generating crores of rupees in illegal profits.

“We, as a Jewish community, have been abandoned and left alone by our government”.

Senator Hanson said the focus on firearms reform amounted to “yet another failure of leadership”, arguing the real issue was radical Islam and intelligence failures.

“It formalises a deep and enduring truth: we are mates, we are equals.”

Prime Minister said the reform was driven “from the grassroots”, shaped by grieving parents who told him they were blindsided by the extent of their children’s online distress.

"Australia’s world-class settlement services and not-for-profit organisations have played a key role in helping refugee and humanitarian entrants settle in Australia."