Senator HANSON (Queensland) (17:13): I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1236, standing in my name for today, relating to the Sentinelese people, be taken as a formal motion. The PRESIDENT: Is there any objection to this motion being taken as formal? There is. Senator Hanson, formality has been denied. Senator HANSON: Mr President, in lieu of moving a suspension of standing orders, I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator HANSON: The case of the isolated people of the North Sentinel Island has highlighted a fact that many in this place are reluctant to admit: immigration can have a devastating effect on a people's culture and way of life. You would be hard pressed to find a single expert who would argue against protecting the Sentinelese people's culture and way of life through limiting migration to their island. I, for one, will not be condemning the Sentinelese as racist for keeping their borders closed. Nor will I condemn them for their lack of diversity. All peoples should have a right to decide their own fate, and I'm disappointed that the Senate refused to join me in acknowledging this.